Background: Why to import manifest files from Github to Artifactory?

DevOps engineers and developers would be familiar with json or yaml files applied to ensure Kubernetes maintains the desired state of application/object. These yaml files are also called manifest files or referred to as Kubernetes API objects. The open source CD tool , Spinnaker, uses these manifest files in two ways- direct text format or in artifact format- to be able to deploy applications. Whenever artefacts from an external source are used, the URL has to be specified in the Spinnaker. These sources can be Github, Bitbucket, Artifactory, or Docker Hub, etc.

People are migrating from Git to Artifactory

Github, acquired by Microsoft, is one of the leading platforms used by developers to store their code, build, manage and control the same in their relevant projects.