9 Argo CD

This chapter covers

  • What is Argo CD?
  • Deploying an application using Argo CD
  • Using Argo CD enterprise features

In this chapter, you will learn how to use the Argo CD GitOps operator to deploy a reference example application to Kubernetes. You will also learn how Argo CD addresses enterprise considerations such as single sign-on (SSO) and access control.

We recommend you read chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5 before reading this chapter.

9.1 What is Argo CD?

Argo CD is an open source GitOps operator for Kubernetes.1 The project is a part of the Argo family, a set of cloud-native tools for running and managing jobs and applications on Kubernetes. Along with Argo Workflows, Rollouts, and Events, Argo CD focuses on application delivery use cases ...

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