Gitops Workflow

---
triggers:
  - "gitops workflow"
name: gitops-workflow
description: Implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux for automated, declarative Kubernetes deployments with continuous reconciliation. Use when implementing GitOps practices, automating Kubernetes deployments, or setting up declarative infrastructure management.
---

# GitOps Workflow

Complete guide to implementing GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux for automated Kubernetes deployments.

## Purpose

Implement declarative, Git-based continuous delivery for Kubernetes using ArgoCD or Flux CD, following OpenGitOps principles.

## When to Use This Skill

- Set up GitOps for Kubernetes clusters
- Automate application deployments from Git
- Implement progressive delivery strategies
- Manage multi-cluster deployments
- Configure automated sync policies
- Set up secret management in GitOps

## OpenGitOps Principles

1. **Declarative** - Entire system described declaratively
2. **Versioned and Immutable** - Desired state stored in Git
3. **Pulled Automatically** - Software agents pull desired state
4. **Continuously Reconciled** - Agents reconcile actual vs desired state

## ArgoCD Setup

### 1. Installation

```bash
# Create namespace
kubectl create namespace argocd

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

# Get admin password
kubectl -n argocd get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 -d
```


## Note
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