ArgoCD Tutorial for Beginners - GitOps CD for Kubernetes

Overview

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Learn the fundamentals of ArgoCD, a popular GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, in this comprehensive tutorial. Explore the benefits of using GitOps with ArgoCD, including Git as a single source of truth, easy rollbacks, and cluster disaster recovery. Discover how ArgoCD functions as a Kubernetes extension and handles access control. Compare CD workflows with and without ArgoCD, and understand its configuration process. Gain practical experience through a hands-on demo project, where you'll deploy ArgoCD in Kubernetes and set up a fully automated CD pipeline for Kubernetes configuration changes. Perfect for beginners, this tutorial covers everything from basic concepts to real-world implementation.

Syllabus

- Intro and Overview.
- What is ArgoCD.
- CD workflow without ArgoCD.
- CD workflow with ArgoCD.
- Benefits of using GitOps with ArgoCD.
- Git as Single Source of Truth.
- Easy Rollback.
- Cluster Disaster Recovery.
- K8s Access Control with Git & ArgoCD.
- ArgoCD as Kubernetes Extension.
- How to configure ArgoCD?.
- Multiple Clusters with ArgoCD.
- Replacement for other CI/CD tools?.
- Demo Setup & Overview.
- Beginning of Hands-On Demo.