ArgoCD Demo

Simple ArgoCD GitOps demo following TechWorld with Nana's YouTube course.

Prerequisites

• Kubernetes cluster (local or cloud)
• kubectl configured and connected to your cluster
• Git repository access

Project Structure

├── application.yaml      # ArgoCD Application configuration
└── dev/
    ├── deployment.yaml   # Kubernetes Deployment
    └── service.yaml      # Kubernetes Service

Setup ArgoCD

1. Create namespace:

   kubectl create namespace argocd

2. Install ArgoCD:

   kubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/stable/manifests/install.yaml

3. Access ArgoCD UI:

   kubectl port-forward svc/argocd-server -n argocd 8080:443

4. Get admin password:

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

Deploy Application

Apply the ArgoCD application:

kubectl apply -f application.yaml

Application Details

• Image: nanajanashia/argocd-app:1.2
• Replicas: 2
• Port: 8080
• Namespace: myapp (auto-created)
• Sync Policy: Automated with prune and self-heal

More Information

ArgoCD Getting Started Guide