Company
Date Published
Author
Dan Garfield
Word count
1158
Language
English
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None

Summary

Argo CD has gained significant popularity as a top CI/CD tool, particularly through its use of GitOps, which facilitates faster, safer, and more scalable continuous delivery. GitOps utilizes git, infrastructure as code, and a closed reconciliation loop to enhance productivity by removing guesswork from deployments. To simplify the adoption of Argo CD and GitOps, Codefresh engineers developed Argo CD Autopilot, a command-line tool designed to streamline the setup of Argo CD on Kubernetes clusters, manage applications across environments, and simplify disaster recovery. Users can create and promote changes across environments easily, manage rollouts across regions, and leverage a straightforward, GitOps-powered approach. The tool supports bootstrapping Argo CD installations, linking them to git repositories, and managing Kubernetes applications with a focus on accessibility, similar to how Henry Ford made cars accessible. The project is actively developed, with encouragement for user contributions and feedback, aiming to shift focus from tool-building to efficient code releases.