#Creating an Argo CD Application via Argo CD dashboard

#Prerequisites

• Install (Choose one method):
  • Installing Alauda Container Platform GitOps
  • Installing Alauda Build of Argo CD
• Access credentials (URL, username, password) for the Argo CD dashboard have been obtained How to Obtain Argo CD Access Information

#Procedure

Follow these steps to utilize the features:

1. Enter the Argo CD dashboard access URL in your browser to open the interface.

The Administrators can directly access the Argo CD Native UI through the global cluster plugin details: locate the GitOps cluster plugin and click the access address.

2. Authenticate with your Argo CD credentials and login.

3. Click the + NEW APP button as shown below:

Configure the application according to the foållowing steps:

Basic Info Configuration

• Application Name: Input guestbook
• Project: Select default
• Sync Policy: Maintain Manual (recommended for initial configuration)

Source Repo Configuration

• Repository URL: Set to https://github.com/argoproj/argocd-example-apps.git
• Revision: Use default HEAD
• Path: Specify guestbook (directory containing Kubernetes manifests)

Destination Cluster Configuration

• Clusternew: Set to https://kubernetes.default.svc (in-cluster access) or choose a specific cluster name
• Namespace: Set to default (or specify a target namespace)

4. Create Application After completing configurations, click the Create button at the top-right corner to initialize the creation of the guestbook application.