AWS now offers
#ArgoCD as a managed capability directly inside the Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) console, which quietly removes a lot of the setup and maintenance overhead that comes with self-hosting it. If you're running
#GitOps workflows on
#EKS, this is worth knowing about.
The article below covers the full path from spinning up an EKS cluster with Terraform to enabling ArgoCD through the console. There are no Helm installs involved and no manual pod management is required. The article also discusses some of the tradeoffs with this setup including where the managed option falls short.
Shrihari Haridas has provided clear steps and screenshots for the setup. Check it out if your team wants low-maintenance GitOps on EKS without getting buried in the initial setup work.