Introduction to Argo CD
Workshop

Your applications live as code in a Git repository, but deployments still run manually or through fragile CI pipelines? Argo CD makes Git the single source of truth: every change in the repo is automatically applied to the cluster, drift is detected and corrected. On day one you learn the GitOps principles, install Argo CD on your own Kubernetes cluster and deploy your first application. You configure sync strategies, self-healing and rollback procedures. On day two you work with Helm charts and Kustomize as manifest sources, design repository strategies (mono-repo vs. multi-repo) and implemen

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Workshop overview

Duration, per-participant price and logistics for Introduction to Argo CD.

On-site options

  • Live online or on-site at your location

  • In-house: content, duration and focus can be tailored

  • Flexible dates, from 1 participant

  • German; English on request

  • Preconfigured cloud lab (also on-site)

  • Open groups: max. 8 people

  • Seat price same as online: €721.50 × days, excl. VAT

  • On-site in-house: individual quote (travel/logistics as incurred)

  • No published flat on-site surcharge

  • You provide the training room and internet

  • Open sessions: 09:00–16:00 (CET/CEST)

Curriculum

Topics by day at a glance.

Day 1: Understand GitOps, install Argo CD and deploy first applications

  • GitOps: Principles and Architecture
  • Install Argo CD and get to know the platform
  • Deploy your first application with Argo CD
  • Sync strategies and self-healing
  • Rollback and disaster recovery
Day 1

Day 2: Manage manifests with Helm and Kustomize, implement multi-environment strategies

  • Manage Helm charts with Argo CD
  • Kustomize-based deployments
  • GitOps workflow design: repository strategies
  • ApplicationSets and multi-cluster deployments
  • App of Apps pattern
Day 2

Day 3: Secure access, progressive delivery with Argo Rollouts and production readiness

  • RBAC, SSO and multi-tenancy
  • Secrets management
  • Argo Rollouts: canary and blue-green deployments
  • Notifications, monitoring and observability
  • CI/CD integration and production best practices
Day 3

Workshop schedule

Published daily rhythm. Topics are listed in the curriculum.

09:00–16:00 (CET/CEST)

Official window for open sessions.

Frame

09:00 – Introductions

On day 1: meet the instructor and participants, plus the agenda and workshop structure.

Day 1

09:00 – Q&A

On later days, resolve open questions from the previous day before the day’s topics (usually 09:00–09:30 or 09:00–10:00).

Later days

Content blocks follow the curriculum

Theory and hands-on in the morning and afternoon blocks. The topic list is in the curriculum above.

Topics

12:00–13:00 – Lunch

A shared break before the afternoon.

Break

16:00–16:30 – Q&A

End of the day: questions, exchange and wrap-up.

Close

Prerequisites

What participants should bring.

Hardware

Your own notebook (Linux, macOS or Windows) with permission to install software. Devices available at extra cost.

HardwareNotebook

Environment

Each participant works in a provided cloud lab. Local installation of the training stack is not required.

LabCloud

Prerequisites

Basic Linux/terminal skills are helpful.

Prerequisites

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Suggested follow-on courses from the catalog.

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