argoproj-labs/argocd-operator

Disable creating initial secret for ArgoCD export

Open

#600 opened on Apr 4, 2022

View on GitHub
 (0 comments) (0 reactions) (0 assignees)Go (1,123 forks)auto 404
ArgoCDExporthelp wantedtriage:required

Repository metrics

Stars
 (876 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (PR metrics pending)

Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Creating a default secret causes conflicts when the actual secret values are synchronized from an external store by some tool (eg. ExternalSecrets).

Describe the solution you'd like Disable creating a default secret with a default backup key trusting that it will eventually be there.

Describe alternatives you've considered I've opened an issue in ExternalSecrets to resolve the conflicts when a secret already exists, but I find that to be a more difficult solution compared to just not creating the secret in the first place.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the operator's codebase to find where the default secret is created (likely in the reconcile logic for ArgoCD Export), then add a configuration option to skip its creation when a flag is set.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Go
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75