CGOA Gitops Patterns Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are essential when using Helm in a GitOps workflow? (Select two)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Defining environment-specific overrides in values files.
GitOps with Helm requires versioning charts and tracking the specific values files used for each deployment environment.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Ignoring the chart dependencies.
Why it's wrong here
Dependencies must be locked.
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Defining environment-specific overrides in values files.
Why this is correct
This is required for environment promotion.
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Installing Helm manually on every node in the cluster.
Why it's wrong here
Argo CD manages this for you.
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Always using the 'latest' version of the chart.
Why it's wrong here
This breaks reproducibility.
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Storing the Helm chart and values in a Git repository.
Why this is correct
This ensures the versioned state is tracked.
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