Official docs outline
14 sections- Overview and Core Concepts
GitOps model, Applications, targets, sync status and health.
- Architecture
API server, repo server, application controller and Redis.
- Application Specification
Application CRD, sources, destinations and projects.
- Sync Options and Policies
Automated sync, prune, self-heal and sync options.
- Sync Phases and Waves
Ordering resources with hooks and waves.
- Config Management Tools
Helm, Kustomize, Jsonnet and config management plugins.
- Projects
AppProjects: restricting sources, destinations and roles.
- ApplicationSet
Generating Applications from templates and generators.
- Declarative Setup
Configuring Argo CD with Kubernetes manifests.
- RBAC and SSO
Role-based access control and SSO configuration.
- Security
Security model, secret handling and hardening.
- Diffing and Resource Customization
Ignoring differences and resource health customization.
- High Availability
HA, sharding and scaling the controller.
- Disaster Recovery
Backup and restore of Argo CD configuration.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.
Versions and support
6 release lines| Line | Released | Latest | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | Aug 4, 2026 | 3.5.7 | Supported |
| 3.4 | May 5, 2026 | 3.4.13 | Supported |
| 3.3 | Feb 2, 2026 | 3.3.19 | Supported |
| 3.2 | Nov 4, 2025 | 3.2.12 | Ended Aug 4, 2026 |
| 3.1 | Aug 13, 2025 | 3.1.16 | Ended May 5, 2026 |
| 3.0 | May 6, 2025 | 3.0.23 | Ended Feb 2, 2026 |
Source: endoflife.date