Deploy applications on Arm-based GKE using GitOps with Argo CD

About this Learning Path

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers and platform engineers who want hands-on experience implementing GitOps using Argo CD on Arm64-based Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters running on Google Axion (C4A) processors.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

• Provision an Arm-based SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) virtual machine on Google Cloud (C4A with Axion processors)
• Create and connect to a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster running on Arm64 (Axion) nodes
• Install and validate Argo CD on an Arm-based GKE cluster
• Understand Argo CD core components and GitOps architecture
• Deploy a production-ready application using pure GitOps workflows
• Enable automated sync, pruning, and self-healing with Argo CD
• Verify application health and access to deployed services on GKE

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

• A Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account with billing enabled
• Basic familiarity with Kubernetes concepts
• Basic understanding of Git and GitHub workflows
• Familiarity with basic Linux command-line usage