What is spinnaker-operator?

fieldju/spinnaker-operator — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2024-01-05

Audience · ops devopsComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((spinnaker-operator))
    Inputs
      SpinnakerService YAML
      Kubernetes secrets
      Git config repo
    Outputs
      Running Spinnaker cluster
      Synced components
      Validated config
    Use Cases
      Deploy Spinnaker on Kubernetes
      Version control Spinnaker config
      Migrate from Halyard
    Tech Stack
      Kubernetes
      Go
      kubectl
      kustomize
    Audience
      DevOps engineers
      Platform teams

mindmap root((spinnaker-operator)) Inputs SpinnakerService YAML Kubernetes secrets Git config repo Outputs Running Spinnaker cluster Synced components Validated config Use Cases Deploy Spinnaker on Kubernetes Version control Spinnaker config Migrate from Halyard Tech Stack Kubernetes Go kubectl kustomize Audience DevOps engineers Platform teams

What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Deploy Spinnaker onto a Kubernetes cluster by writing a SpinnakerService YAML file and running kubectl apply.

USE CASE 2

Store your entire Spinnaker configuration in Git so changes are version-controlled and reviewable.

USE CASE 3

Keep sensitive cloud credentials in Kubernetes secrets, separate from the config files you commit.

USE CASE 4

Migrate an existing Halyard-managed Spinnaker installation to the operator-managed approach.

What is it built with?

KubernetesGokubectlkustomize

How does it compare?

	fieldju/spinnaker-operator	0verflowme/alarm-clock	0xhassaan/nn-from-scratch
Stars	—	—	0
Language	—	CSS	Python
Last pushed	2024-01-05	2022-10-03	—
Maintenance	Dormant	Dormant	—
Setup difficulty	hard	easy	moderate
Complexity	4/5	2/5	4/5
Audience	ops devops	vibe coder	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Requires a running Kubernetes cluster and understanding of Spinnaker's own component architecture.

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Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Write a basic-mode SpinnakerService YAML manifest for spinnaker-operator that deploys Spinnaker with default settings on a single namespace.

Prompt 2

Explain how spinnaker-operator's cluster mode differs from basic mode and when I'd need multi-namespace support.

Prompt 3

Help me store cloud provider credentials as Kubernetes secrets and reference them from a SpinnakerService config instead of hardcoding them.

Prompt 4

Walk me through migrating an existing Halyard-based Spinnaker install to spinnaker-operator step by step.

Prompt 5

Show me how to use kustomize to customize a SpinnakerService config for a staging vs production environment.

Frequently asked questions