Question

A platform team wants to manage their Kubernetes cluster configuration so that the desired state is stored declaratively in a Git repository, and an automated agent continuously compares the live cluster state against the repository, automatically correcting any manual changes made directly to the cluster. Which approach BEST meets these requirements?

Accepted Answer

Implement a GitOps workflow where a controller continuously reconciles cluster state against the Git-defined desired state

Answer

Grant developers kubectl access and require them to document all manual changes in a shared change log

Answer

Schedule a nightly cron job that snapshots the cluster configuration and emails it to the operations team

Answer

Use an imperative deployment script triggered manually whenever a new application version is released