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    #152 this week

    Declarative Continuous Deployment for Kubernetes

    devops
    kubernetes
    argo
    argo-cd
    cd
    ci-cd
    cicd
    Go
    Apache-2.0
    24.6K stars
    8.1K forks
    213 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 11, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    Ranks #8 among DevOps repositories ranked this week, and #15 over the last 30 days; #152 of 163 repositories with measured growth this week (top 93%).

    This week's +55 stars is in line with its 30-day pace of about +50 per week.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 6 days ago, with 422 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #30 in the weekly ranking the week of Jul 26, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Argo CD is a declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool designed for Kubernetes application deployment and lifecycle management.
    • Built in Go, it integrates with Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, and supports GitOps workflows for automated, auditable deployments.
    • The project is mature since 2018, highly popular with over 20k stars and 6k forks, indicating strong community adoption and trust.
    • Strengths include automation, version control of configurations, and a rich ecosystem with active community support and extensive documentation.
    • Ideal for DevOps teams seeking scalable, reliable continuous deployment solutions in Kubernetes environments using GitOps principles.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes.

    Excerpt from the argoproj/argo-cd README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 14: +3Aug 28: +5Sep 9: +5Sep 13: +7Sep 14: +3Sep 15: +13Sep 16: +4Sep 17: +8Sep 18: +5Sep 19: +5Sep 27: +9Oct 3: +2Oct 9: +3Oct 22: +9Nov 5: +9Nov 6: +11Nov 7: +9Nov 8: +4Nov 9: +3Nov 10: +6Nov 11: +13

    +670 stars over 90 days across 33 snapshot days; best day +13 on Sep 15.

    Forks

    8.1K+397

    Open issues

    4.5K+110

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