# Operationalize Redpanda Connect with GitOps

DevFeed: [Operationalize Redpanda Connect with GitOps](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/operationalize-redpanda-connect-with-gitops-12724.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.redpanda.com/blog/operationalize-redpanda-connect-gitops>)

Author: Ben Barkhouse

Published: 2025-12-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Redpanda](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/redpanda.md>)

Topics: [GitOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitops.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [internal developer portal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internal-developer-portal.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>)

Tags: [argo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/argo.md>), [argo-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/argo-cd.md>), [auditability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auditability.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [gitops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gitops.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [redpanda-connect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/redpanda-connect.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [yaml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/yaml.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to operationalize Redpanda Connect with GitOps on Kubernetes. It covers declarative management through Git and Argo CD, deployment workflows, and the differences between standalone mode and Streams mode for running pipelines.

## Source excerpt

Here's how to operationalize Redpanda Connect with GitOps for less manual ops, predictable deployments, and a standard workflow.