Integrate with ArgoCD

What is ArgoCD

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

-- https://argoproj.github.io/cd/

Preparation

The following placeholders are used in this guide:

• argocd.company is the FQDN of the ArgoCD installation.
• authentik.company is the FQDN of the authentik installation.

:::info This documentation lists only the settings that you need to change from their default values. Be aware that any changes other than those explicitly mentioned in this guide could cause issues accessing your application. :::

authentik configuration

To support the integration of ArgoCD with authentik, you need to create an application/provider pair in authentik.

Create an application and provider in authentik

1. Log in to authentik as an administrator and open the authentik Admin interface.

2. Navigate to Applications > Applications and click Create with Provider to create an application and provider pair. (Alternatively you can first create a provider separately, then create the application and connect it with the provider.)

   • Application: provide a descriptive name, an optional group for the type of application, the policy engine mode, and optional UI settings.
   • Choose a Provider type: select OAuth2/OpenID Connect as the provider type.
   • Configure the Provider: provide a name (or accept the auto-provided name), the authorization flow to use for this provider, and the following required configurations.
     • Note the Client ID, Client Secret, and slug values because they will be required later.
     • Add two Strict redirect URI and set them to https://argocd.company/api/dex/callback and https://localhost:8085/auth/callback.
     • Select any available signing key.
   • Configure Bindings (optional): you can create a binding (policy, group, or user) to manage the listing and access to applications on a user's My applications page.

3. Click Submit to save the new application and provider.

Create the users and administrator groups

Using the authentik Admin interface, navigate to Directory > Groups and click Create to create two required groups: ArgoCD Admins for administrator users and ArgoCD Viewers for read-only users.

After creating the groups, select a group, navigate to the Users tab, and manage its members by using the Add existing user and Create user buttons as needed.

ArgoCD Configuration

:::info We're not going to use the oidc config, but instead the "dex", oidc doesn't allow ArgoCD CLI usage while DEX does. :::

Step 1 - Add the OIDC Secret to ArgoCD

In the argocd-secret Secret, add the following value to the data field:

dex.authentik.clientSecret: <base 64 encoded value of the Client Secret from the Provider above>

If using Helm, the above can be added to configs.secret.extra in your ArgoCD Helm values.yaml file as shown below, securely substituting the string however you see fit:

configs:
    secret:
        extra:
            dex.authentik.clientSecret: "${argocd_authentik_client_secret}"

Step 2 - Configure ArgoCD to use authentik as OIDC backend

In the argocd-cm ConfigMap, add the following to the data field :

url: https://argocd.company
dex.config: |
    connectors:
    - config:
        issuer: https://authentik.company/application/o/<application_slug>/
        clientID: <client ID from the Provider above>
        clientSecret: $dex.authentik.clientSecret
        insecureEnableGroups: true
        scopes:
          - openid
          - profile
          - email
      name: authentik
      type: oidc
      id: authentik

Step 3 - Map the ArgoCD Admins group to ArgoCD's admin role

In the argocd-rbac-cm ConfigMap, add the following to the data field (or create it if it's not already there):

policy.csv: |
    g, ArgoCD Admins, role:admin
    g, ArgoCD Viewers, role:readonly

If you already had an "admin" group and thus didn't create the ArgoCD Admins one, just replace ArgoCD Admins with your existing group name. If you did not opt to create a read-only group, or chose to use one with a different name in authentik, rename or remove here accordingly.

Apply all the modified manifests, and you should be able to log in to ArgoCD both through the UI and the CLI.