GitOps on AWS: Production-Grade Control Pipeline (EKS, Argo CD, Terraform)
Today, I’m showing you how I built a production-grade GitOps pipeline on AWS, fully containerized and based on real-world experience.
No buzzwords. No clickbait. Just architecture that works — and a mindset that scales.
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💬 THE SIGNAL
Docker Captains community on Discord.
https://heyvaldemar.com/discord
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Intro
00:39 — Why GitOps? The Real Reason Behind My Choice
01:06 — Inside My GitOps Stack: EKS, ECR, Terraform, Vault, Argo CD & More
01:37 — Why Containers Are Non-Negotiable in Production
02:08 — The Mindset Shift: CI ≠ CD in GitOps
02:38 — Connecting the Dots: CI/CD Flow Explained
03:13 — Hard Lessons: Bootstrapping, Namespaces & Secrets
03:50 — Monitoring That Actually Works
04:18 — What Success Looks Like with GitOps
04:36 — Final Thoughts: It's More Than Just YAML
04:53 — Outro
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🛠️ THE STACK
Tools I use and recommend. Partner links.
🦑 GitKraken Pro — Visual Git client
https://gitkraken.cello.so/3G7ijV8vGOC
🛸 Proton VPN — Encrypted tunnel
https://go.getproton.me/SH1e9
🔐 Proton Pass — Zero-knowledge vault
https://go.getproton.me/SH1dl
🐧 Linux Foundation — Code: VALDEMAR
https://training.linuxfoundation.org/...
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📡 CONNECT
Blog: https://valdemar.ai
GitHub: https://github.com/heyvaldemar
LinkedIn: / heyvaldemar
Discord: https://heyvaldemar.com/discord
X: https://x.com/heyvaldemar
Telegram: https://t.me/heyvaldemar
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#GitOps #AWS #DevOps #ArgoCD #Terraform #Kubernetes #CloudNative #EKS #Docker #CI_CD #InfrastructureAsCode #Vault #GitHubActions #CloudComputing #Monitoring
Disclaimer: This video is not financial advice. I am a Field CTO, not your accountant. Some links in the arsenal are affiliate links that support The Order.