The source-controller is a Kubernetes operator, specialised in artifacts acquisition
from external sources such as Git and Helm repositories.
The source-controller implements the
source.toolkit.fluxcd.io API
and is a core component of the GitOps toolkit.
Features:
authenticates to sources (SSH, user/password, API token)
validates source authenticity (PGP)
detects source changes based on update policies (semver)
fetches resources on-demand and on-a-schedule
packages the fetched resources into a well-known format (tar.gz, yaml)
makes the artifacts addressable by their source identifier (sha, version, ts)
makes the artifacts available in-cluster to interested 3rd parties
notifies interested 3rd parties of source changes and availability (status conditions, events, hooks)