Installing Argo CD

Argo CD is a declarative GitOps tool for continuous delivery to Kubernetes.

Getting startedGetting started

1. If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

   The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

2. Make sure that the security groups for the Managed Service for Kubernetes cluster and its node groups are configured correctly. If any rule is missing, add it.

   Warning

   The configuration of security groups determines the performance and availability of the cluster and the services and applications running in it.

3. Install kubectl and configure it to work with the created cluster.

Installation using Yandex Cloud MarketplaceInstallation using Yandex Cloud Marketplace

1. Go to the folder page and select Managed Service for Kubernetes.

2. Click the name of the cluster you need and select the Marketplace tab.

3. Under Application available for installation, select Argo CD and click Go to install.

4. Configure the application:

   • Namespace: Select a namespace for Argo CD or create a new one.
   • Application name: Specify the app name.

5. Click Install.

6. Wait for the application to change its status to Deployed.

7. Get the administrator (admin) password:

   kubectl --namespace <namespace> get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret \
     --output jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 -d
   

To access the application via localhost:

1. Configure ArgoCD port forwarding onto the local computer:

   kubectl port-forward service/<app_name>-argocd-server \
     --namespace <namespace> 8080:443
   

2. Follow the http://localhost:8080 link and log in with administrator credentials.

Installation using a Helm chartInstallation using a Helm chart

1. Install Helm v3.8.0 or higher.

2. To install a Helm chart with Argo CD, run the following command:

   helm pull oci://cr.yandex/yc-marketplace/yandex-cloud/argo/chart/argo-cd \
     --version 7.3.11-2 \
     --untar && \
   helm install \
     --namespace <namespace> \
     --create-namespace \
     argo-cd ./argo-cd/
   

   Note

   If you are using a Helm version below 3.8.0, append the export HELM_EXPERIMENTAL_OCI=1 && \ string to the command to enable Open Container Initiative (OCI) support in the Helm client.

Use casesUse cases

• Integration with Argo CD

See alsoSee also

• Argo CD documentation.