Try It Out
In this example we will deploy Argo CD on a Kubernetes cluster using the Minimus Argo CD Helm chart. Argo CD will provide a GitOps-based continuous delivery platform for your Kubernetes workloads.
Step 1: Start Cluster
If you have a cluster to work with, skip this step. Otherwise, start a Minikube cluster. Deployment instructions
Step 2: Create Namespace
Create a namespace:
Step 3: Deploy the Helm Chart
Deploy the Minimus Helm chart:
helm install my-argocd oci://helm.mini.dev/argo-cd \
--version 9.5.15 \
-n argocd \
--wait
If you want to override the chart's defaults, go to the Values tab, save a copy locally with your changes. Deploy the chart with your overrides using -f values.yaml:
helm install my-argocd oci://helm.mini.dev/argo-cd \
--version 9.5.15 \
-f values.yaml \
-n argocd \
--wait
Step 4: Verify Argo CD is Running
Confirm the chart deployed successfully and Argo CD started:
kubectl get pods -n argocd -l app.kubernetes.io/part-of=argocd
You should see output similar to:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
my-argocd-server-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
my-argocd-application-controller-0 1/1 Running 0 2m
my-argocd-repo-server-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
my-argocd-redis-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
my-argocd-dex-server-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
my-argocd-applicationset-controller-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
my-argocd-notifications-controller-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
Step 5: Test Argo CD Deployment
Retrieve the initial admin password:
kubectl -n argocd get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret \
-o jsonpath='{.data.password}' | base64 -d; echo
Port-forward the Argo CD server to access the web UI:
kubectl port-forward svc/my-argocd-server -n argocd 8080:443
Open your browser and navigate to https://localhost:8080. Log in with username admin and the password retrieved above. You can also use the Argo CD CLI from inside the server pod to create and sync a sample application:
ARGOCD_POD=$(kubectl get pods -n argocd -l app.kubernetes.io/name=argocd-server -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
kubectl exec -n argocd $ARGOCD_POD -- \
argocd login localhost:8080 --username admin \
--password "$(kubectl -n argocd get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret -o jsonpath='{.data.password}' | base64 -d)" \
--insecure
kubectl exec -n argocd $ARGOCD_POD -- \
argocd app create example \
--repo https://github.com/helm/examples.git \
--path charts/hello-world \
--dest-server https://kubernetes.default.svc \
--dest-namespace default
kubectl exec -n argocd $ARGOCD_POD -- \
argocd app sync example --timeout 150
Step 6: Clean Up
Uninstall the chart and delete the namespace to remove all resources:
helm uninstall my-argocd -n argocd
kubectl delete namespace argocd
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