GitOps the Hard Way, with Argo CD

Reaching the Argo CD Web UI

Once the pods are running, the fastest way to access the Web UI is to use a port-forward:

kubectl -n argocd \
  port-forward \
  --address 0.0.0.0 \
  svc/argocd-server 8080:443 \
  > /tmp/argocd-portforward.log 2>&1 &

You can then access the Web UI using the following URL:

echo https://$(curl -s ifconfig.me):8080

However, you can also access it using:

• A NodePort service.
• An Ingress Controller.
• A LoadBalancer service.

We are going to proceed with the NodePort service. First, stop the port-forward (kill %1) and patch the service to use a NodePort:

kubectl -n argocd \
  patch svc argocd-server \
  -p '{"spec": {"type": "NodePort"}}'

Then, get the port of the service:

port=$(kubectl -n argocd \
  get svc argocd-server \
  -o jsonpath='{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}')

Get the IP address of one of your nodes: