Deploy your first app

Deploy hello-kupe with managed Argo CD and open it through the Kupe public gateway.

Note

Replace <tenant> below with your tenant name (from kupe auth whoami) and <cluster> with your cluster name (dev if you followed the previous step).

Apply the Argo CD Application

Save this as hello-kupe.yaml:

apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
kind: Application
metadata:
  name: hello-kupe
  namespace: argocd
spec:
  project: <tenant>
  source:
    repoURL: https://github.com/kupecloud/hello-kupe.git
    targetRevision: main
    path: chart
    helm:
      releaseName: hello-kupe
      values: |
        tenant: <tenant>
        cluster: <cluster>
  destination:
    name: <tenant>-<cluster-slug>
    namespace: hello-kupe
  syncPolicy:
    automated:
      prune: true
      selfHeal: true
    syncOptions:
      - CreateNamespace=true

destination.name must be the exact cluster name registered in Argo CD — it follows the pattern <tenant>-<cluster> plus a short unique suffix, and Argo CD matches it exactly. Copy it from the Argo CD view of your cluster in console.kupe.cloud, or list the registered destinations from your cluster:

kubectl get secret -n argocd \
  -l argocd.argoproj.io/secret-type=cluster \
  -o jsonpath='{.items[0].data.name}' | base64 --decode

Apply it:

kubectl apply -f hello-kupe.yaml

Confirm it synced

CLI

kubectl get application hello-kupe -n argocd

Wait until SYNC STATUS = Synced and HEALTH STATUS = Healthy.

Console

Open the cluster in console.kupe.cloud, go to Argo CD, and open the hello-kupe application. Both Sync Status and Health should read green.

Open the app

The chart creates an HTTPRoute at:

https://hello-kupe.<cluster>.<tenant>.clusters.kupe.cloud

Open it in your browser. You should see the hello-kupe welcome page.

Next

See it in Grafana — dashboards, logs, and metrics.

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For the full Argo CD Application reference and alternative delivery patterns, see Create Argo CD Applications.