Deploy an Application

After accessing Argo CD, to deploy an Application:

UI

1. In the Argo CD UI, navigate to Applications.

2. Click on NEW APP.

3. Under GENERAL,

   1. set Application Name to helm-guestbook.

   2. set Project Name to default.

4. Under SOURCE,

   1. set Repository URL to https://github.com/argoproj/argocd-example-apps.

   2. Set Path to helm-guestbook.

5. Under DESTINATION, set Cluster URL to your cluster URL.

   • The URL will be in the format https://cluster-<cluster-name>:8001, where <cluster-name> is the name used connecting your Kubernetes cluster.

6. Set Namespace to default.

7. Click on CREATE.

The helm-guestbook Application will be created but will not be synced automatically (because the sync policy was left to the default of Manual).

8. Click on the helm-guestbook Application card, review the resources to be created in the cluster by clicking on APP DIFF.

9. Then click on SYNC and SYNCHRONIZE.

CLI

1. Use the argocd CLI to create an Application named helm-guestbook.

   argocd app create helm-guestbook \
     --repo https://github.com/argoproj/argocd-example-apps.git \
     --path helm-guestbook \
     --dest-server https://cluster-<cluster-name>:8001 \
     --dest-namespace default
   • In dest-server URL (https://cluster-<cluster-name>:8001), replace <cluster-name> with the name used when connecting your Kubernetes cluster.

The helm-guestbook Application will be created but will not be synced automatically (because the sync policy was left to the default of Manual).

2. Check the diff for the Application.

   argocd app diff helm-guestbook

3. Sync the Application.

   argocd app sync helm-guestbook

Congratulations! You have successfully deployed an application to the Akuity Platform Argo CD Instance.