Streamlining Kubernetes Deployments with Argo CD pre-configured by Niles

1. Type virtual machines in the search.
2. Under Services, select Virtual machines.
3. In the Virtual machines page, select Add. The Create a virtual machine page opens.
4. In the Basics tab, under Project details, make sure the correct subscription is selected and then choose to Create new resource group. Type myResourceGroup for the name.*.
5. Under Instance details, type myVM for the Virtual machine name, choose East US for your Region, and choose Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for your Image. Leave the other defaults.
6. Under Administrator account, select SSH public key, type your user name, then paste in your public key. Remove any leading or trailing white space in your public key.
7. Under Inbound port rules > Public inbound ports, choose Allow selected ports and then select SSH (22) and HTTP (80) from the drop-down.
8. Leave the remaining defaults and then select the Review + create button at the bottom of the page.
9. On the Create a virtual machine page, you can see the details about the VM you are about to create. When you are ready, select Create.

It will take a few minutes for your VM to be deployed. When the deployment is finished, move on to the next section.

Connect to virtual machine

Create an SSH connection with the VM.

1. Select the Connect button on the overview page for your VM.
2. In the Connect to virtual machine page, keep the default options to connect by IP address over port 22. In Login using VM local account a connection command is shown. Select the button to copy the command. The following example shows what the SSH connection command looks like:

ssh azureuser@<ip>

1. Using the same bash shell you used to create your SSH key pair (you can reopen the Cloud Shell by selecting >_ again or going to https://shell.azure.com/bash), paste the SSH connection command into the shell to create an SSH session.

Usage/Deployment Instructions

Step 1: SSH into your instance with username ubuntu and key pair to start the application

Username: ubuntu

ssh -i ssh_key.pem ubuntu@instance-IP

su – ubuntu

minikube start –vm-driver docker
$ kubectl port-forward svc/argocd-server -n argocd –address 0.0.0.0 8080:443

The ArgoCD UI will be available at http://localhost/IP:8080.

Get the initial password for the admin user to log in

kubectl -n argocd get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret -o jsonpath=”{.data.password}” | base64 -d

if taking long to sart minikube then follow below steps:-……

minikube delete
then
minikube start –vm-driver docker
kubectl create namespace argocd
kubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/stable/manifests/install.yaml
kubectl port-forward svc/argocd-server -n argocd –address 0.0.0.0 8080:443

Step 2: Use your web browser to access the application at:

http://<instance-ip-address>:8080

After this, access Argo CD at http://<host-ip>:8080