This section describes how to deploy the BeenThere application using Argo CD, enabling a GitOps workflow where Kubernetes deployments are managed declaratively via Git.

The cd/ directory contains:

Argo CD Application manifests for development, release, and production environments
An ApplicationSet for managing versioned release environments
A setup script (install.sh) for local installation and onboarding
A dependency on the shared .env file for secrets like the database password

Directory Overview

File	Purpose
`application-development.yaml`	Deploys the Helm chart using `values.development.yaml`
`application-production.yaml`	Deploys the Helm chart using `values.production.yaml`
`applicationset-releases.yaml`	Deploys the Helm chart for release environments
`install.sh`	One-command setup script for installing Argo CD and deploying apps
`../compose/.env`	Stores sensitive variables like `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` used to generate secrets

Prerequisites

Ensure the following tools are installed and available in your shell environment:

kubectl
helm
yq (used for parsing YAML)
bash

The script checks these automatically and exits if any are missing.

Required Environment File

Before running the installer, ensure that a valid .env file exists at ../compose/.env.