awesome-kubernetes/v2-docs/cicd-kubernetes-plugins.md

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Curated, AI-ranked CI/CD Kubernetes Plugins resources for the 2026 Cloud Native architect: top-tier tools, guides and references (Engineering Pipeline).

CI/CD Kubernetes Plugins

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CICD

Gitops

Gitlab Integration

• (2024) ==GitLab Kubernetes Agent== [GO CONTENT] [ADVANCED LEVEL] 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 [DE FACTO STANDARD] — A secure, bidirectional, and active cluster integration agent (now known as the GitLab Agent for Kubernetes) that enables enterprise GitOps workflows. Operating inside the target cluster, it pulls configurations from Git repositories, avoiding the security risk of exposing Kube-apiserver endpoints to external CI runners.

Software Engineering

Collaborative Platforms

Kubernetes Integration

• (2021) about.gitlab.com: GitLab 14.1 released with Helm Chart Registry and Escalation Policies [MARKDOWN CONTENT] [ADVANCED LEVEL] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] [GUIDE] — Details the GitLab 14.1 release, highlighting its integrated Helm chart registry and custom escalation policies. Explains how teams can store and manage Kubernetes deployment packaging files directly alongside their application source code.

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