This Argo CD Docker Image contains the necessary tools to make use of Helm value files encrypted using Sops.
The following tools have been added to the image:
- GnuPG
- Helm Sops
Helm Sops is installed to transparently wrap Helm. This way, there is no need to configure a custom tool in Argo CD and native Helm functionalities can still be used (such as valueFiles or values).
Argo CD repository server binary is wrapped by a shell script which can import a GPG private key if it exists. The key must be located at /app/config/gpg/privkey.asc
.
Read Helm Sops documentation to start using Helm encrypted value files.
To use this custom image when deploying Argo CD using the Helm chart, add the following lines to the chart value file:
global:
image:
repository: "camptocamp/argocd"
tag: "v2.11.3_c2c.1"
In order to use Sops with a GPG key, add the following lines to the chart value file:
global:
securityContext:
fsGroup: 2000
repoServer:
volumes:
- name: "gpg-private-key"
secret:
secretName: "argocd-secret"
items:
- key: "gpg.privkey.asc"
path: "privkey.asc"
defaultMode: 0600
volumeMounts:
- name: "gpg-private-key"
mountPath: "/app/config/gpg/privkey.asc"
subPath: "privkey.asc"
and add the following lines to an encrypted value file (the GPG private key can be exported by running gpg --export-secret-keys --armor <key ID>
:
configs:
secret:
extra:
gpg.privkey.asc: |
-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----
...
-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----
In order to use Sops with an AWS KMS key and if instance profiles cannot be used, add the following lines to the chart value file:
repoServer:
env:
- name: "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: "argocd-secret"
key: "aws.accessKeyId"
- name: "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
valueFrom:
secretKeyRef:
name: "argocd-secret"
key: "aws.secretAccessKey"
and add the following lines to an encrypted value file (create a dedicated IAM Access Key):
configs:
secret:
extra:
aws.accessKeyId: <Access Key ID>
aws.secretAccessKey: <Secret Access Key>
Install the Age tool and run the below command to generate a new key:
age-keygen -o key.txt
In order to use Sops with a Age key, add the following lines to the chart value file:
repoServer:
env:
- name: SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE
value: /app/config/age/keys.txt
volumeMounts:
- mountPath: /app/config/age/keys.txt
name: sops-age
subPath: keys.txt
volumes:
- name: sops-age
secret:
defaultMode: 420
items:
- key: keys.txt
path: keys.txt
secretName: argocd-secret
and add the following lines to add key.txt (Add data of sops age key file):
configs:
secret:
extra:
keys.txt: |
...
An example application as well as an example Argo CD setup to deploy it can be found here.