argocd

k8s gitops approach to ci/cd for kubernetes environments

• declarative, it respects a git repo as the source of truth
  • when the k8s environment is out of sync, it will self repair
• doesn’t replace ci, just replaces cd
  • you still need to deploy your application code and push to a registry
  • has history & status

without argocd

1. test
2. build image
3. push to registry
4. update k8s manifest
5. kubectl apply

with argocd

1. test
2. build image
3. push to registry
4. update k8s manifest
5. argocd tracks k8s manifests, triggers deploy

references

1. ArgoCD Tutorial for Beginners | GitOps CD for Kubernetes - YouTube ↩