Lab13

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Checklist — Lab 13 (ArgoCD GitOps)

Task 1 — ArgoCD Installation & Setup (2 pts)

• ArgoCD installed via Helm
• All pods running in argocd namespace
• UI accessible via port-forward
• Admin password retrieved
• CLI installed and logged in

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Task 2 — Application Deployment (3 pts)

• k8s/argocd/ directory created
• Application manifest created
• Application visible in ArgoCD UI
• Initial sync completed
• App accessible and working
• GitOps workflow tested (changes in Helm values reflected via ArgoCD sync)

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Task 3 — Multi-Environment Deployment (3 pts)

• Dev and prod namespaces created (dev, prod)
• Dev application with auto-sync enabled (selfHeal, prune)
• Prod application with manual sync
• Different configurations per environment (values-dev.yaml, values-prod.yaml)
• Both apps deployed and verified in cluster and ArgoCD UI

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Task 4 — Self-Healing & Documentation (2 pts)

• Manual scale test performed (kubectl scale deployment)
• Self-healing observed (ArgoCD reverted drift to Git state)
• Pod deletion test performed (ReplicaSet restored pods)
• Configuration drift test done (manual edits reverted by ArgoCD sync)
• k8s/ARGOCD.md complete

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