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There's several benefits we had in mind when building this (after using self-hosted Renovate ourselves): k8s-native approach: It uses CRDs, so that Renovate c
by JanLepsky 8mo ago
There's several benefits we had in mind when building this (after using self-hosted Renovate ourselves):
k8s-native approach: It uses CRDs, so that Renovate configs are Kubernetes resources. You can manage them more easily/granular with Argo/Flux/kubectl as part of existing workflows instead of a Cronjob.
Job isolation: The operator spawns individual jobs per repo instead of one run. If a repo is stuck it doesn't block everything else.
Webhook support: repos get updated immediately, not just on the next cron cycle.
Visibility: There's a light-weight, built-in UI showing repos, job status, and progress.
There's more on the Github repo, we added a full list of features and benefits to the readme.
Of course, in the end it comes down to individual preferences :) Not saying one way is better than the other. We just felt that for us, the operator-based approach would work better and we're happy if the project is benefitial for others as well!
- bryanlarsen 8mo agoCan you step back further and explain what Renovate and its competitors like Mend actually do, and what kind of tasks people use them for?
- JanLepsky 8mo agoIn short, Renovate (by Mend) is a dependency manager for software projects. It watches your repository for outdated libraries, packages, and frameworks and opens Pull Requests to update them.
- maverwa 8mo agoMend is not a competitor, renovate is the software, mend is the company. They are tools that automatically check your repo for dependencies and create PRs when there are updates. It supports a wide range of package managers and other places dependencies may be specified. Dependabot is another solution which is more „GitHub-native“ maybe.
- esafak 8mo agoTo help you automate dependency updates, similar to dependabot. https://www.mend.io/renovate/ https://www.mend.io/renovate/ https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/keep-all-your-packages-up-to-date-with-dependabot/ https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/keep-all-your...
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- jamietanna 8mo agoSee also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40011111 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40011111 (a blog post I wrote, prior to joining Mend and working as a Renovate maintainer)