Argo CD

Founded by Jesse Suen in 2018

Deploy Kubernetes applications automatically using Git as the source of truth

Cost

Free

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Moderate Setup (1-3 hours)

You can use Argo CD to manage Kubernetes application deployments using a GitOps approach. It continuously monitors your running applications and compares their live state against what's defined in your Git repositories. When there's a difference, it alerts you and can automatically or manually sync things back. It supports Helm, Kustomize, Jsonnet, and plain YAML, manages multiple clusters, integrates with SSO providers, and includes a web UI and CLI for monitoring and controlling deployments.

What Argo CD does

Sync Kubernetes application state with a Git repository automaticallyDetect configuration drift between live cluster state and desired Git stateRoll back a deployed application to any previous Git commitManage Helm chart deployments across multiple clustersSet up SSO login for the Argo CD web interfaceCreate ApplicationSets to deploy apps to multiple clusters at onceConfigure webhook triggers from GitHub or GitLab to start syncs immediatelyView real-time application health and sync status in the web UIContinuously monitors live Kubernetes app state and compares it to the Git-defined desired stateAutomatically syncs applications when drift from the desired state is detectedSupports Helm charts, Kustomize, Jsonnet, and plain YAML manifestsManages deployments across multiple Kubernetes clusters from one interfaceWeb UI shows real-time view of application sync status and healthPreSync, Sync, and PostSync hooks for blue/green and canary rollout strategiesFull audit trail of all application events and API callsRBAC and multi-tenancy support with SSO via OIDC, LDAP, SAML, and OAuth2

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