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Flux CD

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Flux CD is ranked #12 of 31 in deployment automation software on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.

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Purpose
Flux is an open and extensible set of continuous and progressive delivery solutions for Kubernetes.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
GitOps
Flux automatically reconciles Kubernetes clusters with configuration from sources such as Git repositories.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Apps and infrastructure
Flux can manage Kubernetes resources, and infrastructure and workload dependency management is built in.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Progressive delivery
With Flagger, Flux supports canary deployments, feature flags, and A/B rollouts.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Integrations
Flux works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, S3-compatible buckets, OCI, container registries, Helm, and Kustomize.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Notifications
Flux supports alerts to external systems and can notify chat systems such as Slack when configuration is synced and ready.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Security
Flux CLI and controller container images are signed using Sigstore Cosign and GitHub OIDC, and published with signatures on GitHub Container Registry and Docker Hub.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Security practices
Flux controller deployments conform to the Kubernetes restricted pod security standard, including running as non-root with a read-only root filesystem.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Support
Flux is a vendor-neutral CNCF project maintained by volunteers; 24/7 support, SLAs, hardened images, and private consulting are available through commercial vendors such as ControlPlane.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Limit
The Flux project does not provide its own UI, though third-party UIs are available in its ecosystem.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Audience
Flux describes its users as cluster operators, platform engineers, and application developers who rely on continuous delivery.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026
Project status
Flux is a CNCF Graduated project.fluxcd.io · 3 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2016fluxcd.io · 23 Sept 2026

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