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ArgoCD

GoOpen SourceGitOpsKubernetes

Declarative GitOps continuous delivery for Kubernetes — sync cluster state from Git repositories with a rich UI and RBAC.

License

Apache 2.0

Language

Go

81
Trust
Strong

Why ArgoCD?

Managing Kubernetes deployments via GitOps with full audit trail

Teams that want app state defined in Git and auto-synced to clusters

Multi-cluster Kubernetes environments needing centralized CD

Signal Breakdown

What drives the Trust Score

Docker pulls
500M+
Commits (90d)
350 commits
GitHub stars
18k ★
Stack Overflow
3k q's
Community
High
Weighted Trust Score81 / 100

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Last 12 months

Tradeoffs & Caveats

Know before you commit

Non-Kubernetes deployments — use GitHub Actions or Pulumi instead

Small teams without Kubernetes expertise — the learning curve is steep

Pricing

Free tier & paid plans

Free tier

Open source, free to use

Paid

Argo CD enterprise support via Akuity

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Learning Resources

Docs, videos, tutorials, and courses

Docs

docs

Getting Started

tutorial

Get Started

Repository and installation options

View on GitHub

github.com/argoproj/argo-cd

kubectlkubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/stable/manifests/install.yaml

Quick Start

Copy and adapt to get going fast

# Install ArgoCD
kubectl create namespace argocd
kubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/stable/manifests/install.yaml

# Create an Application
argocd app create my-app \
  --repo https://github.com/my-org/my-app \
  --path k8s/ --dest-server https://kubernetes.default.svc

Community Notes

Real experiences from developers who've used this tool