$git clone https://github.com/controlplaneio-fluxcd/flux-operatorThe Flux Operator is a Kubernetes CRD controller that manages the lifecycle of CNCF Flux CD and the ControlPlane enterprise distribution. The operator extends Flux with self-service capabilities, deploy
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| 3 | [](https://github.com/controlplaneio-fluxcd/flux-operator/releases) |
| 4 | [](https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/flux-operator/flux-operator) |
| 5 | [](https://operatorhub.io/operator/flux-operator) |
| 6 | [](https://github.com/controlplaneio-fluxcd/flux-operator/actions/workflows/test.yaml) |
| 7 | [](https://github.com/controlplaneio-fluxcd/flux-operator/blob/main/LICENSE) |
| 8 | [](https://fluxcd.control-plane.io/distribution/security/) |
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| 10 | The Flux Operator is a Kubernetes CRD controller that manages |
| 11 | the lifecycle of CNCF [Flux CD](https://fluxcd.io) and the [ControlPlane enterprise distribution](https://github.com/controlplaneio-fluxcd/distribution). |
| 12 | The operator extends Flux with self-service capabilities, deployment windows, |
| 13 | and preview environments for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea and Azure DevOps pull requests testing. |
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| 18 | <a href="https://fluxoperator.dev"> |
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| 25 | **Autopilot for Flux CD** - The operator offers an alternative to the Flux Bootstrap procedure, it |
| 26 | removes the operational burden of managing Flux across fleets of clusters by fully automating the |
| 27 | installation, configuration, and upgrade of the Flux controllers based on a declarative API. |
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| 29 | **Advanced Configuration** - The operator simplifies the configuration of Flux multi-tenancy lockdown, |
| 30 | sharding, horizontal and vertical scaling, persistent storage, and allows fine-tuning the Flux |
| 31 | controllers with Kustomize patches. The operator streamlines the transition from Git as the delivery |
| 32 | mechanism for the cluster desired state to OCI artifacts and S3-compatible storage. |
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| 34 | **Deep Insights** - The operator provides deep insights into the delivery pipelines managed by Flux, |
| 35 | including detailed reports and Prometheus metrics about the Flux controllers |
| 36 | readiness status, reconcilers statistics, and cluster state synchronization. |
| 37 | The [Flux Web UI](https://fluxoperator.dev/web-ui/) offers a real-time view of the GitOps pipelines, |
| 38 | allowing you to monitor deployments, track reconciliation status, and troubleshoot issues. |
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| 40 | **Self-Service Environments** - The operator [ResourceSet API](https://fluxoperator.dev/docs/resourcesets/introduction/) |
| 41 | enables platform teams to define their own application standard as a group of Flux and Kubernetes resources |
| 42 | that can be templated, parameterized and deployed as a single unit on self-service environments. |
| 43 | The ResourceSet API integrates with Git pull requests to create ephemeral environments |
| 44 | for testing and validation. |
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| 46 | **AI-Assisted GitOps** - The [Flux MCP Server](https://fluxoperator.dev/mcp-server/) connects |
| 47 | AI assistants to Kubernetes clusters running the operator, enabling seamless interaction |
| 48 | through natural language. It serves as a bridge between AI tools and GitOps pipelines, |
| 49 | allowing you to analyze deployment across environments, troubleshoot issues, |
| 50 | and perform operations using conversational prompts. |
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| 52 | **Enterprise Support** - The operator is a key component of the ControlPlane |
| 53 | [Enterprise offering](https://fluxcd.control-plane.io/pricing/), and is designed to automate the |
| 54 | rollout of new Flux versions, CVE patches and hotfixes to production environments in a secure and reliable way. |
| 55 | The operator is end-to-end tested along with the ControlPlane Flux distribution on |
| 56 | Red Hat OpenShift, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS and Google GKE. |
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| 58 | ## Quickstart Guide |
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| 60 | ### Install the Fl |