ArgoCD CLI Cheat Sheet

Step 1: Login to ArgoCD

argocd login <ARGOCD_SERVER> --username admin --password <password>

Explanation: Authenticate to the ArgoCD API server.

Example:

argocd login argocd.example.com --username admin --password admin123

2. Create a New App

argocd app create <APP_NAME> \
  --repo <GIT_REPO_URL> \
  --path <APP_PATH> \
  --dest-server https://kubernetes.default.svc \
  --dest-namespace <NAMESPACE>

Explanation: Register a new Kubernetes app from a Git repo.

Example:

argocd app create guestbook \
  --repo https://github.com/argoproj/argocd-example-apps.git \
  --path guestbook \
  --dest-server https://kubernetes.default.svc \
  --dest-namespace default

3. Deploy (Sync) the App

argocd app sync <APP_NAME>

• Explanation: Sync the app state from Git to the Kubernetes cluster.
• Example:

argocd app sync guestbook

4. Refresh Git Repo State

argocd app refresh <APP_NAME>

Explanation: Force ArgoCD to re-check the Git repo for changes.

Example:

argocd app refresh guestbook

5. View App Status

argocd app get <APP_NAME>

Explanation: Displays current state, health, and sync status.

Example:

argocd app get guestbook

6. List All Applications

argocd app list

7. Check Application Logs (from UI)

kubectl logs -n argocd deploy/argocd-server