ArgoCD Management Best Practices

What problem does it solve?

This Skill prevents manual Kubernetes resource modifications in ArgoCD-managed environments, enforcing strict GitOps principles and ensuring desired state consistency. It educates users on the "ArgoCD Way," drastically reducing configuration drift and deployment errors.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Git as Single Source of Truth: Guides on updating Kubernetes resources exclusively via Git, letting ArgoCD handle the actual deployment and synchronization.
• ArgoCD CLI Commands: Provides essential commands for application management, manual sync triggers, and debugging deployment issues.
• Emergency Override Guidance: Offers a controlled, temporary process for manual changes, emphasizing quick reconciliation with the Git repository.
• Use Case: A team member accidentally modifies a Kubernetes deployment directly with kubectl edit. This skill immediately reminds them that ArgoCD will revert this change and guides them to update the source repository instead, maintaining the GitOps workflow and preventing configuration drift.

Quick Start

Modify your Kubernetes manifests or Helm charts in your Git repository

git add k8s/ git commit -m "update deployment configuration" git push

Manually trigger ArgoCD sync (if automated sync is paused or for immediate update)

argocd app sync my-app

Check the synchronization status and health of your application

argocd app get my-app