CNCF-hosted Co-located Events North America 2024

The Argo CD UI is renowned for its powerful capabilities, but granting users full-time control over applications in production environments can present significant risks. Direct mutations from the UI can disrupt GitOps practices and induce state drift, making issues difficult to debug. In this talk, we will delve into the challenges posed by Argo CD UI's powerful features and how we are addressing them to ensure safer and more compliant operations at scale. We will introduce a new Argo CD extension that enables ephemeral UI access, aimed at reducing risk, improving change management tracking, and minimizing Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR). This extension also enables integration with various compliance requirements, such as change request creation. Join us to learn how to effectively manage Argo CD UI capabilities while enhancing safety and compliance.