Import multiple high-scale Kubernetes Clusters into Pulumi
How we organized infrastructure management of a high-scale system in the cloud by utilizing Pulumi and standardizing environment creation









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Argo CD is a declarative GitOps continuous delivery controller for Kubernetes that keeps application and cluster resources aligned with the desired state stored in Git. It is commonly used by platform and DevOps teams to standardize deployments, improve traceability, and reduce configuration drift across environments and clusters.
Running inside a Kubernetes cluster, Argo CD continuously compares live resources to what is defined in Git and performs controlled sync operations to apply changes. It is often paired with Kubernetes workflows to support repeatable promotion between environments using Helm charts or Kustomize overlays.
Continuous Deployment is a software development practice where code changes are automatically tested and deployed to production environments. This means that as soon as a developer commits changes to the codebase, they are immediately and automatically deployed, ensuring that new features and updates are released to end-users without delay. This practice is part of the broader DevOps approach, aiming to streamline and accelerate the software delivery process. Continuous Deployment requires a robust automated testing framework to ensure that each change is reliable and ready for production.
Argo CD is a declarative GitOps continuous delivery controller for Kubernetes that reconciles live cluster state to the desired configuration stored in Git. It is used to standardize deployments, improve traceability, and reduce configuration drift across environments and clusters.
Argo CD is a strong fit when teams want Kubernetes delivery driven by Git workflows with automated reconciliation. Key trade-offs include operating and securing the controller, designing a maintainable repository structure, and integrating secrets and external dependencies that do not map cleanly to Git-managed desired state.
Common alternatives include Flux CD, Spinnaker, Jenkins X, and GitLab CI/CD Kubernetes deployments. For a GitOps concepts overview, see OpenGitOps.
Our experience with Argo CD helped us establish repeatable GitOps delivery patterns for Kubernetes teams, including reference architectures, repository conventions, and operational runbooks that improve reliability, governance, and day-2 operations.
Some of the things we did include:
This experience helped us accumulate significant knowledge across GitOps adoption, platform governance, and operational excellence, enabling us to deliver high-quality Argo CD setups that are secure, maintainable, and straightforward for teams to operate at scale.
Some of the things we can help you do with Argo CD include: