Trying out ArgoCD

This repository is a simple example for trying out Argo CD with a Kubernetes cluster

Install

• Have access to a Kubernetes cluster (with full admin privileges)
• Install with instructions from Argo getting started guide
• Access the Argo CD UI

Create the applications

• simple-pod - a single pod example
• simple-helm - a demo helm chart (nginx created by helm create demo)
• Apply the applications definitions yaml from command line

kubectl apply -f applications/simple-pod.yaml
kubectl apply -f applications/simple-helm.yaml

• See the applications are created in Argo UI
• See the objects are created in the Kubernetes cluster (pods, services, configmaps etc.)

Update an application

• It's recommended you fork this repository, so you can apply changes to your private copy
• Make a change to any of the provided example applications (simple-helm for example)
• Commit and push the change
• View application being synced in the UI
• View changed being applied in your Kubernetes cluster

More examples

See more examples in the ArgoCD examples repository