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    • VCF Automation
    • VCF Operations Orchestrator
      • VCF Operations Orchestrator: Why I Write Actions and Not Workflows (Mostly)
      • VCF Operations Orchestrator: Auto-Document Your Actions with Ease
      • How I Write Beautiful Code in VCF Operations Orchestrator using ESLint and Prettier
      • Logger for better Logs in VCF Operations Orchestrator
      • Empower VCF Operations Orchestrator API integration with HttpRestClient
      • Process locking made easy in VCF Operations Orchestrator, featuring automatic unlock
    • Build Tools for VMware Aria
      • VCF Automation – Build Tools for VMware Aria – Up and Running
      • VCF Automation – Build Tools for VMware Aria – Overview of VCF Automation Projects
      • VCF Automation – Build Tools for VMware Aria – Visual Studio Code Integration
      • VCF Automation – Build Tools for VMware Aria – Useful Maven Command Reference
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Git

2025

VCF Automation – Native Git Integration vs Alternatives

VCF Automation integration with a Git solution like GitHub or Gitlab is a conversation that has come up a lot over the years, and again recently. The suggestion is often to use the native integration options provided with the product, which are fine for their intended use case, but many misconceptions lead to disappointment. It’s important to understand what content can be managed from a Git repository using the native functionality before any decision-making takes place. I will address these in this post and help to understand what can be achieved and the available alternatives (and in many cases, necessities)....

24 June 2025
Broadcom (VMware) / VMware Cloud Foundation / VCF Automation / VCF Operations Orchestrator / Development / Git

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