- A collection of Hands-on labs for ArgoCD and GitOps.
- Each lab builds on the previous one, guiding you from basic setup to advanced GitOps patterns.
- Learn ArgoCD by doing - every lab includes real
kubectlandargocdCLI commands.
| Lab | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 000 | Setup | Install kubectl, kind, argocd CLI and configure access |
| 001 | ArgoCD Install | Deploy ArgoCD to Kubernetes, expose UI, first login |
| 002 | First App | Create an Application manifest, sync from Git |
| 003 | Git Repo Connect | Connect private repos via SSH key or HTTPS token |
| 004 | Sync Policies | Manual vs automated sync, prune, self-heal |
| 005 | Health Checks | Built-in health logic, custom Lua health checks |
| 006 | Rollback | View sync history, roll back to a previous revision |
| 007 | Multi-Cluster | Register external clusters, deploy across clusters |
| 008 | App of Apps | Pattern for managing many apps from a single root app |
| 009 | Helm Integration | Deploy Helm charts, override values, multi-env values |
| 010 | Kustomize | Base + overlay structure, patches, image tags |
| 011 | Notifications | Templates, triggers, Slack/email subscriptions |
| 012 | RBAC | Policy syntax, roles, groups, project-scoped access |
| 013 | SSO | Dex integration, OIDC, GitHub/LDAP connectors |
| 014 | Projects | AppProjects, source/destination restrictions, quotas |
| 015 | Waves & Hooks | Sync phases, PreSync/PostSync/SyncFail hooks, waves |
| 016 | Secrets Management | Sealed Secrets, External Secrets Operator, Vault |
| 017 | Image Updater | Auto-update image tags in Git on new registry push |
| 018 | CI Integration | Full GitOps pipeline: CI writes back to GitOps repo |
| 019 | Monitoring | Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, alerts |
| 020 | Disaster Recovery | Backup/restore apps, HA setup, cluster failover |
| 021 | Multi-Tenancy | AppProjects, namespace quotas, RBAC policies |
| 022 | ApplicationSets | List, Cluster, Git, Matrix generators |
| 023 | Progressive Delivery | Argo Rollouts, canary steps, blue/green, analysis |
| 024 | GitOps Best Practices | Mono vs multi-repo, Kustomize overlays, image promotion |
| 025 | Advanced Patterns | CMP, REST API automation, sync waves, hooks |