ArgoCD Versioning and Telemetry

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I'm using ArgoCD to build my service. I think that Argo can automatically generate a version number for my service. To get access for that to send to telemetry, would that be available as an environment variable? If so, what would the name be?ArgoCD, as a continuous deployment tool, primarily focuses on deploying applications based on definitions in Git repositories. However, it doesn't inherently generate version numbers for your services. Versioning is typically handled at the application level or through your CI/CD pipeline processes, not directly by ArgoCD.

If you want to include version numbers in your service and make them available for telemetry or other uses, you would generally follow these steps:

1. Generate Version Numbers: This is usually done in the Continuous Integration (CI) phase of your CI/CD pipeline. Tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar can be used to generate version numbers based on various strategies (semantic versioning, build numbers, Git commit hashes, etc.).

2. Embed the Version in Your Application: Once the version number is generated, you can embed it in your application. This could be done by writing the version number to a file in your codebase, setting it as an environment variable, or incorporating it into your application's build process.

3. Expose the Version Number: To make the version number accessible for telemetry, you can expose it through various means, such as:

   • Setting it as an environment variable in your Docker container or Kubernetes pod.
   • Exposing it through an endpoint in your application's API.
   • Logging it at the start of your application.

4. ArgoCD and Environment Variables: ArgoCD can deploy applications with specific environment variables set, but it does not automatically set version-related environment variables. You would need to define these in your deployment manifests (like Kubernetes YAML files) or Dockerfiles.

If you are looking to automatically pass version information to deployed services with ArgoCD, consider integrating your versioning strategy into your CI pipeline and ensuring that this information is included in your deployment manifests. For example, you can use a placeholder in your Kubernetes deployment YAML file for the version number and replace it with the actual version during the CI process before ArgoCD deploys it.

ArgoCD Versioning and Telemetry created at Tue Jan 20 1970 17:23:42 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)