monedula-gitops apply

Apply the manifests to Kafka. Usage and flags for monedula-gitops apply.

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Reference for monedula-gitops v1.0.0

Updated 9 October 2026

usage

monedula-gitops apply [flags]

This command can change external state. Check the flags that gate it before running it against production.

Flags

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--filename, -f`	stringArray		manifest file or directory (repeatable; use - for stdin)
`--recursive, -R`	bool		recurse into directories given to -f
`--cluster-config-file, -c`	stringArray		KafkaCluster config file or directory (repeatable)
`--cluster`	string		select/filter a single cluster by name
`--output, -o`	string	`human`	output format: human, yaml, or json
`--dry-run`	bool		render the planned operations without applying them
`--allow-delete`	bool		permit topic deletion operations (used with deletionPolicy: Delete)
`--allow-destructive`	bool		permit destructive operations (partition increase, compatibility lowering, etc.)
`--prune`	bool		delete in-scope ACLs and RBAC role bindings that are no longer desired (otherwise they are only reported)
`--rotate-passwords`	bool		re-upsert the SCRAM password of every declared, in-sync KafkaUser from its configured source (users with identity drift are updated regardless; with --dry-run the rotations are shown, not applied)

Global flags

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--log-level`	string	`warn`	log verbosity on stderr: error, warn, info, or debug

Examples

examples

monedula-gitops apply -f ./topics --cluster-config-file ./clusters/prod.yaml --dry-run
monedula-gitops apply -f ./topics --cluster-config-file ./clusters/prod.yaml
monedula-gitops apply -f ./users --cluster-config-file ./clusters/prod.yaml --rotate-passwords

Exit codes

Code	Meaning
`0`	Success.
`2`	Validation, configuration or connectivity error, or any failed, skipped or rejected operation.
`3`	Only Blocked operations remain and await --allow-destructive.