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Deploy Django: GitOps & Kubernetes Made Easy

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Sauganash Ballroom

About this session

This talk will show attendees how to streamline the day two operations of delivering and maintaining Python applications in production environments. It emphasizes GitOps principles, repeatable CI/CD workflows, and cloud-agnostic deployment using Kubernetes and Argo CD.

Deploying code shouldn’t be stressful. But too often, the journey from local dev to production is fragile, manual, and hard to debug. This talk is about building peace of mind into your pipeline — with GitOps, Kubernetes, and open source tools like Argo CD that make continuous delivery predictable, repeatable, and scalable from the very first release to the 50th.

We’ll tackle the realities of “day two” DevOps — what happens after the first deploy. From managing rollbacks and coordinating releases to enforcing consistency across dev, staging, and production, you’ll learn how to bring stability and scalability to your delivery pipeline.

In a live demo, we’ll deploy a full stack Django app from GitHub to production using Argo CD and GitHub Actions — with observability, rollback strategies, and environment parity built in from the start.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Set up a GitOps-based CI/CD pipeline that works across all environments
  • Automate rollouts, rollbacks, and version control of infrastructure
  • Understand why Kubernetes is a future-proof platform for Django teams
  • Gain confidence in releasing updates safely, consistently, and at scale
  • Leverage open source tools to eliminate manual deployment headaches

Whether you're writing the code or leading the team, you'll leave with a clear, practical blueprint for shipping faster — and with fewer surprises.

Presented by

  • Calvin Hendryx-Parker

    Calvin Hendryx-Parker

    Calvin Hendryx-Parker is the co-founder and CTO of Six Feet Up, the premier AI and Python agency in the U.S.

    Calvin’s Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP) is to inspire and enable tech leaders to open minds and bring the world together for a sustainable future. At Six Feet Up, Calvin establishes the company's technical vision and leads all aspects of the company's technology development.

    Calvin is passionate about the open-source community and specializes in app development, AI, big data and cloud technology. He is regularly sought after to share his expertise — both at international conferences and in the media.

    Six Feet Up, a top 10 United States Custom Software Development Company according to Clutch.co, was founded with Python at the forefront. In 2019, Calvin was named an AWS Hero — one of only 50 Heroes in North America. He is the co-founder of IndyPy, the largest Python meetup in Indiana with nearly 2,500 members. In 2023, he was named Tech Executive of the Year by the Indiana Business Journal.