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Working with Argo CD

With Argo CD, you define applications in Git repositories and Argo CD automatically syncs them to your Kubernetes clusters. This enables declarative, version-controlled application deployment with automated drift detection.

Prerequisites

Before working with Argo CD, you need:

Common tasks

The following topics guide you through common Argo CD tasks:

Configure repository access - Configure Argo CD to access your Git repositories using AWS Secrets Manager, AWS CodeConnections, or Kubernetes Secrets.

Register target clusters - Register target clusters where Argo CD will deploy applications.

Working with Argo CD Projects - Organize applications and enforce security boundaries using Projects for multi-tenant environments.

Create Applications - Create Applications that deploy from Git repositories with automated or manual sync policies.

Use ApplicationSets - Use ApplicationSets to deploy applications across multiple environments or clusters using templates and generators.

Access the Argo CD UI

Access the Argo CD UI through the EKS console:

The UI provides visual application topology, sync status and history, resource health and events, manual sync controls, and application management.

Upstream documentation

For detailed information about Argo CD features: