Argo CD
GitOps continuous delivery tool for K8s Intuit / CNCF.
Definition
Argo CD Application CRD points to Git repository + path + revision + destination cluster. Sync policies: manual / automatic, prune, self-heal. Sync waves to order. ApplicationSet (CRD) to generate Applications. Argo CD Notifications for Slack, Teams, GitHub integration. Granular RBAC per project.
Origin
Intuit, Argo CD project launched 2018, contributed to CNCF 2020 (Incubating), CNCF Graduated December 2022.
Usage
GitOps Kubernetes standard, ~70% adoption among K8s enterprises. Direct competitor of Flux CD.