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Installing Alauda Build of Argo CD

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PrerequisitesProcedureInstall Alauda Build of Argo CD OperatorCreate Argo CD InstanceCreate AppProject Instance

Prerequisites

  1. Download the Alauda Build of Argo CD Operator installation package corresponding to your platform architecture.
  2. Upload the installation package using the Upload Packages mechanism.

Procedure

Install to the cluster where you want to use GitOps functionality.

Install Alauda Build of Argo CD Operator

  1. Login, go to the Administrator page.
  2. Click Marketplace > OperatorHub to enter the OperatorHub page.
  3. Find the Alauda Build of Argo CD Operator, click Install, and navigate to the Install Argo CD page.

Configuration Parameters:

ParameterRecommended Configuration
ChannelThe default channel is alpha.
Installation ModeCluster: All namespaces in the cluster share a single Operator instance for creation and management, resulting in lower resource usage.
NamespaceSelect Recommended Namespace: Automatically created if none exists.
Upgrade StrategyAuto: The OperatorHub will automatically upgrade the Operator to the latest version when a new version is available.
  1. It is recommended to use the suggested default configuration; simply click Install to complete the Alauda Build of Argo CD Operator installation.

Create Argo CD Instance

  1. Click Marketplace > OperatorHub.

  2. Find the Alauda Build of Argo CD Operator, click it to enter the Argo CD detail info page.

  3. Click All Instances,

  4. Click Create Instance, select Argo CD instance card.

  5. Click Create Instance

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In the configuration instance parameter page, use the default configuration unless there are specific requirements. Note: If the global cluster is not highly available (e.g., it has only one control node), please switch to YAML view when creating the instance and set the ha.enabled field value to false.

  1. Click Create.

Create AppProject Instance

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Tip: If you do not need to use the platform-managed Cluster Configuration Management feature, you do not need to perform the following steps.

  1. Find the Alauda Build of Argo CD operator, click it to enter the Alauda Argo CD detail info page.

  2. Click All Instances, Create Instance, select AppProject instance card.

  3. Switch to YAML view, and overwrite the existing YAML content on the interface with the code below.

    apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
kind: AppProject
metadata:
  name: cpaas-system
  namespace: argocd
spec:
  clusterResourceWhitelist:
  - group: '*'
    kind: '*'
  destinations:
  - namespace: '*'
    server: '*'
  sourceRepos:
  - '*'

  4. Click Create.

After completing the above procedure, you have successfully installed Argo CD. Immediately Creating an Argo CD Application via Argo CD dashboard to begin your GitOps journey.