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ArgoCD Configuration

ArgoCD manages all application deployments through automated sync with the devops-portfolio-manager Git repository.

Sync Policy​

Every ArgoCD Application uses the same automated sync configuration:

spec:
  syncPolicy:
    automated:
      prune: true      # Delete resources removed from Git
      selfHeal: true   # Revert manual cluster changes
    retry:
      limit: 5
      backoff:
        duration: 5s
        factor: 2
        maxDuration: 3m0s

What This Means​

  • Automated sync: ArgoCD detects Git changes and applies them without manual intervention
  • Prune: If a resource is removed from Git, ArgoCD deletes it from the cluster
  • Self-heal: If someone manually edits a resource in the cluster, ArgoCD reverts it to match Git
  • Retry with backoff: Failed syncs retry up to 5 times with exponential backoff (5s → 10s → 20s → 40s → 80s, capped at 3 minutes)

Application Flow​

Live Status

View real-time ArgoCD application health and sync status on the Cluster Dashboard. The PodRick dashboard app also provides K8s-native views — see the ApplicationCard and PipelineTimeline stories in the Storybook Showcase.

Application Manifest Pattern​

Each application's ArgoCD Application resource follows this pattern:

apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
kind: Application
metadata:
  name: bookmarked
  namespace: argocd
spec:
  project: default
  source:
    repoURL: https://github.com/maxjeffwell/devops-portfolio-manager
    targetRevision: HEAD
    path: bookmarked
    helm:
      valueFiles:
        - values.yaml
  destination:
    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
    namespace: default
  syncPolicy:
    automated:
      prune: true
      selfHeal: true
    retry:
      limit: 5
      backoff:
        duration: 5s
        factor: 2
        maxDuration: 3m0s
  ignoreDifferences:
    - group: apps
      kind: Deployment
      jsonPointers:
        - /spec/replicas