Installing Argo CD

Argo CD can be installed in Kubernetes by using a set of manifest files or by installing a Helm chart. Of course, we will choose to install Argo CD using the community-provided Helm chart.

The repository URL for the Argo CD Helm chart is https://argoproj.github.io/argo-helm (which can be found in Artifact Hub, a process described in Chapter 3, Installing Your First App with Helm).

Let’s add this repository using the Helm CLI:

$ helm repo add argo https://argoproj.github.io/argo-helm

Once the repository has been added, you can install it. We have provided a values file you can use for the installation in the Packt repository at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Managing-Kubernetes-Resources-using-Helm/blob/main/chapter10/argo-values/values.yaml. The provided values file disables Dex (an OpenID Connect provider), along with Argo’s notification system, since we will not be using these components in this chapter.

Let’s install Argo...