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GitOps Using ArgoCD Training

GitOps is a set of principles that help you automate application deployment to a Kubernetes cluster. ArgoCD is an open-source tool that lets you implement GitOps in your organization. This GitOps course starts by describing GitOps and its advantages over traditional Continuous Deployment (CD) approaches. It then teaches you how to use ArgoCD to implement GitOps.

Course Details

Duration

1 day

Prerequisites

Prior knowledge of deploying applications to Kubernetes.

Target Audience

  • DevOps Administrators
  • Software Developers

Skills Gained

  • Understand the benefits of GitOps
  • How to set up ArgoCD in a Kubernetes cluster
  • How to deploy an application using ArgoCD
  • How to administer ArgoCD using the command line tool and in the declarative way
Course Outline
  • Introduction to GitOps
    • What is GitOps?
    • Benefits of GitOps
    • Common GitOps Tools
    •  Typical GitOps Workflow
  • Introduction to ArgoCD
    • What is ArgoCD?
    • Basic Workflow
    • Advantage of ArgoCD
    • Installing ArgoCD
    • Access The Argo CD API Server
    • Log into the Web UI
  • Deploy an Application Using ArgoCD
    • Basic Steps
    • Storing the Deployment YAML Files
    • Define a Git Repo in ArgoCD
    • Create an Application in ArgoCD
    • Synchronization of an Application
    • Application Health Monitoring
  • Application Synchronization
    • Synchronization Basics
    • Enable Automatic Synchronization
    • View Synchronization History
    • Disaster Recovery
    • Self Healing
    • Pruning Resources
    • Undeploy an Application
    • Setup Webhook
  • Declarative and CLI Based Administration
    • Alternative ArgoCD Management Interfaces
    • ArgoCD CLI
    • Logging in Using the CLI
    • Create a Git Repo Using the CLI
    • Manage an Application using CLI
    • Undeploy an Application using CLI
    • Declarative Management
    • Define a Git Repo Declaratively
    • Create an Application Declaratively
  • Lab Exercises
    • Lab 1. Prepare for Deploying an Application to Kubernetes
    • Lab 2. Deploy an Application
    • Lab 3. In a Traditional Way
    • Lab 4. Install
    • Lab 5. and Configure
    • Lab 6. ArgoCD
    • Lab 7. Deploy an Application Using ArgoCD
    • Lab 8. Advanced Synchronization Options
    • Lab 9. Using the ArgoCD CLI Command
    • Lab 10. Declarative Administration
Upcoming Course Dates
USD $810
Online Virtual Class
Scheduled
Date: Apr 29, 2024
Time: 10 AM - 6 PM ET