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World K7: Self-Driving

Argo CD or Flux?

You will learn: how Argo CD and Flux each point a cluster at Git, and how to pick one.

Checked with Kubernetes 1.37 on 31 Oct 2026

The problem

Two popular GitOps helpers both pull from Git. Your team must choose one. What should decide it?

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Argo CD: A GitOps helper with a web dashboard. It reads the order board in Git and keeps the cluster the same. comes with a web dashboard. You describe each app in an Application. Tap the two lines that say where in Git to look.

Tap the lines about Git.

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Flux: A GitOps helper made of small controllers. It pulls from Git and keeps the cluster the same. is a set of small controllers, driven from Git and its command line. A GitRepository names the repo. A Kustomization says which folder to apply.

Which line below says how often to check?

apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1
kind: Kustomization
metadata:
  name: kedai-kancil
  namespace: flux-system
spec:
  interval: 10m
  path: ./apps/kedai-kancil
  prune: true
  sourceRef:
    kind: GitRepository
    name: gitops

Try it

Sort each fact: Argo CD, Flux, or both?

Drag a card into a box. Or tap the card, then tap the box.

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        Swipe: true or not quite?

        Swipe right for good, left for needs work. Or use the buttons.

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        Both store your wishes as files in Git.

        You did it!

        You can now tell Argo CD and Flux apart, and pick one.

        Go deeper (optional)

        This course uses Argo CD, for its dashboard. Flux shines when you want everything in Git, even its own setup (flux bootstrap). Both read plain YAML, Kustomize and Helm charts. Real rep (optional): browse the Argo CD and Flux getting-started guides. Compare how each one installs.