Renovate – The Kubernetes-Native Way
Hey folks, we built a Kubernetes operator for Renovate and wanted to share it. Instead of running Renovate as a cron job or relying on hosted services, this operator lets you manage it as a native Kubernetes resource with CRDs. You define your repos and config declaratively, and the operator handles scheduling and execution inside your cluster. No external dependencies, no SaaS lock-in, no webhook setup. The whole thing is open source and will stay that way – there's no paid tier or monetization plan behind it, we just needed this ourselves and figured others might too. Would love to hear…
In plain words
Renovate Kubernetes Operator is an open-source tool that runs Renovate as a native Kubernetes resource using custom resource definitions instead of cron jobs or hosted services. Users define repositories and configuration declaratively, and the operator handles scheduling and execution within their cluster. It eliminates external dependencies, webhook setup, and vendor lock-in. Designed for development teams managing dependencies in Kubernetes environments, it offers self-hosted control with no paid tiers or monetization.
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Hey folks, we built a Kubernetes operator for Renovate and wanted to share it. Instead of running Renovate as a cron job or relying on hosted services, this operator lets you manage it as a native Kubernetes resource with CRDs. You define your repos and config declaratively, and the operator handles scheduling and execution inside your cluster. No external dependencies, no SaaS lock-in, no webhook setup. The whole thing is open source and will stay that way – there's no paid tier or monetization plan behind it, we just needed this ourselves and figured others might too. Would love to hear feedback or ideas if you give it a try: https://github.com/mogenius/renovate-operator
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