The article discusses transitioning to a robust infrastructure using Terraform and ArgoCD for managing infrastructure and continuous service deployment.
It explains the challenges faced and solutions implemented to improve Kubernetes deployment processes.
Key topics include leveraging Terraform for one-shot operations and ArgoCD for continuous deployments.
Issues covered include error handling in Terraform, proper chart updates, IP address persistence, and log persistence during cluster recreations.
It details how Terraform is used for cloud infrastructure creation and ArgoCD for Helm chart deployments.
The article delves into persisting IP addresses, ensuring logs persistence, and maintenance without cluster recreations.
It also touches on automated Helm chart updates using Renovate in conjunction with GitLab.