Stop Using Branches for Deploying to Different GitOps Environments

• argocd-example-apps

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  Example Apps to Demonstrate Argo CD

  

The question of “How do I promote a release to the next environment?” is becoming increasingly popular among organizations that want to adopt GitOps. And even though there are several possible answers, in this particular article I want to focus on what you should NOT do.

• gitflow

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  Git extensions to provide high-level repository operations for Vincent Driessen's branching model.

And that is true. Most people are familiar with using branches for different environments. This practice was heavily popularized by the venerable Git-Flow model. But since the introduction of this model, things have changed a lot. Even the original author has placed a huge warning at the top advising people against adopting this model without understanding the repercussions.

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