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Weave GitOps

GitOps dashboard for visualizing and managing Flux resources.

Overview

Property Value
Namespace flux-system
Type HelmRelease
Layer Monitoring (Layer 1)
Dependencies Foundation services
Access http://weave.local

Purpose

Weave GitOps provides a web UI for visualizing Flux CD resources, making it easier to understand deployment status and troubleshoot issues.

Features

  • Resource Visualization - View all Flux resources
  • Sync Status - Real-time reconciliation status
  • Dependency Graph - Visualize resource relationships
  • Event History - Track deployment events
  • Multi-cluster - Support for multiple clusters

Dashboard Views

Applications

Shows all Kustomizations and HelmReleases with:

  • Sync status (Ready, Progressing, Failed)
  • Last applied revision
  • Source reference

Sources

Displays Git repositories and Helm repositories:

  • URL and branch/tag
  • Last fetched revision
  • Fetch interval

Flux Runtime

Shows Flux controllers:

  • Controller status
  • Version information
  • Resource usage

Access

http://weave.local

kubectl port-forward -n flux-system svc/weave-gitops 9001:9001

Then visit http://localhost:9001

Authentication

Default authentication is configured via External Secrets. Check the credentials in the weave-gitops secret.

Verification

# Check pod status
kubectl get pods -n flux-system -l app.kubernetes.io/name=weave-gitops

# Check service
kubectl get svc -n flux-system weave-gitops

Troubleshooting

Dashboard not loading

# Check pod logs
kubectl logs -n flux-system deploy/weave-gitops

# Check pod status
kubectl describe pod -n flux-system -l app.kubernetes.io/name=weave-gitops

Resources not showing

  1. Verify Flux controllers are running
  2. Check RBAC permissions
  3. Verify service account has cluster-wide access