Argo CD
Declarative GitOps CD for Kubernetes
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. It continuously monitors running applications and compares live state against desired state in Git, automatically or manually syncing to maintain consistency.
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Self-Hostable
Features
- ✓ GitOps continuous delivery
- ✓ Declarative application definitions
- ✓ Automated sync and drift detection
- ✓ Multi-cluster management
- ✓ Helm, Kustomize, Jsonnet support
- ✓ RBAC and SSO integration
- ✓ Web UI and CLI
- ✓ Rollback capabilities
- ✓ Health status monitoring
- ✓ Application sets for multi-app
Pros
- + Industry-standard GitOps tool
- + Excellent Kubernetes integration
- + Active CNCF community
- + Powerful UI and CLI
- + Supports multiple config tools
Cons
- − Kubernetes-only
- − Can be complex to configure
- − Resource-intensive for large clusters
- − Learning curve for GitOps concepts