GitOps

Using Kustomize and ArgoCD to manage deployments via GitOps

Resources

• Kustomize
• ArgoCD

Installation

1. Install argoCD in your cluster: kustomize build argocd | kubectl apply -f -
2. Access ArgoCD UI and create hello-world application

Tips and Tricks

Access ArgoCD UI

• local: kubectl patch svc argocd-server -n argocd -p '{"spec": {"type": "NodePort"}}'
• Azure: kubectl patch svc argocd-server -n argocd -p '{"spec": {"type": "LoadBalancer"}}'
• Port Forwarding: kubectl port-forward svc/argocd-server -n argocd 8080:443

Access admin password

• kubectl -n argocd get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 -d; echo