PSA: No tool is GitOps
Just like no tool is DevOps
- GitOps is a set of principles, not a tool
- Argo CD is a CD tool that helps you implement GitOps principles
- Argo CD can be used imperatively 😒
- Argo CD can let you change things outside git, causing drift 😠
- Argo CD lets you do imperative things without history or rollback 😭
- It’s up to YOU to restrict access to the Argo CD UI and CLI 🚔
Argo CD
Why Argo CD?
- Applies GitOps principles to
kubectl apply - Provides a useful web UI for monitoring and (optionally) managing deployments
- Argo is a CNCF "Graduated" project
- The most popular GitOps tool for Kubernetes, and a top CNCF project
- That means other tools often have Argo CD support built-in
- Also means there’s lots of help and videos out there
- ArgoCon (videos) and GitOpsCon are great resources of content