🚀 Build This Week: GitOps Deployment with ArgoCD

Nanoproject PR-KP-01 : Automate App Delivery on Kubernetes with ArgoCD + GitHub in ~90 Minutes

Hey Builders,

Welcome to Week 2 of the RealOps Weekly Nano Projects Series — your weekly hands-on challenge to master real-world skills.

This week, we're heading into the world of GitOps — one of the most in-demand practices in modern Kubernetes platforms.

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🧱 Project: Deploy a GitOps-Driven App on Kubernetes with ArgoCD

Track: Kubernetes PlatformOps
Level: Intermediate
Time to Build: ~90 minutes

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💡 What You'll Build

• A local Kubernetes cluster using KIND

• ArgoCD installed and accessible via NodePort

• A GitHub-backed app deployment synced with ArgoCD

• (Bonus) Enable auto-sync + rollback features

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✅ Build Checklist

• Create a KIND cluster locally

• Install ArgoCD using manifests or Helm

• Access the ArgoCD dashboard via port-forward

• Push app manifests (or a Helm chart) to a GitHub repo

• Create and apply an ArgoCD Application YAML

• Watch your GitHub commits deploy to Kubernetes

• (Bonus) Enable auto-sync and rollback in ArgoCD

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📦 Download the Starter Kit Repo with Application Code to by Deployed to Kubernetes using ArgoCD.

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🧠 How It Works

You’ll get the full reference solution (video + GitHub) on Friday — but the idea is to start building now and try it yourself.

Each project in this series is designed to be completed in 2–4 focused hours. Build it during the week, or power through it on the weekend — totally up to you.

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🌍 Open to All – Extra XP for Members

These projects are free and open to everyone.
But if you’re a RealOps Member, you can also:

• ✅ Take the LMS quiz and earn XP

• 🏅 Unlock badges + leaderboard visibility

• 💬 Get feedback and feature placement

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New project drops every Monday.
Reference solution drops every Friday.

You grow 1% every week — and that compounds fast.
Let’s build, don’t just browse.

— Gourav
Founder, RealOps Builders Network

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