Argo Workflows

Overview

Argo Workflows empowers you to orchestrate complex workflows within your Kubernetes environment. This 2-day, hands-on course equips developers and operations professionals with the skills to leverage Argo's rich features and user interface for building and managing efficient workflows.

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

• Developers

• Operations Professionals

Prerequisites

• Comfortable with the command line

• Basic Kubernetes knowledge

Course Length: 2 Days

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Navigate the Argo Server User Interface

• Construct basic workflows and understand core concepts

• Define workflows with specifications, templates, and steps (DAG)

• Utilize the Argo CLI effectively

• Manage workflow variables and utilize different template types (Container, Script, Resource, Suspend)

• Create and leverage workflow templates as building blocks for complex workflows

• Implement cron workflows for scheduled executions

• Utilize Argo features like Namespaces, Service Accounts, and EmptyDir volumes

• Work with artifacts, script results, and output parameters

• Manage cluster resources through workflows

Building the Foundation

• Argo Server User Interface: Explore the user interface for efficient workflow management.

• Basic Workflows & Core Concepts: Demystify core concepts like workflows, workflow specs, and DAGs.

• Templates & Invocators: Deep dive into template types (Container, Script, Resource, Suspend) and invocators for composing complex workflows.

• CLI Fundamentals: Master the Argo CLI for interacting with workflows from the command line.

• Workflow Variables: Effectively manage and utilize variables within workflows.

• Template Tag Kinds: Understand and implement simple, expression, and other template tag kinds.

• Workflow Templates & Cron Workflows: Craft reusable workflow templates and configure cron workflows for scheduling.

• Advanced Workflow Management: Explore advanced features like Cluster Workflow Templates, service accounts, and node field selectors.

Advanced Workflows & Security

• Secrets Management: Integrate secrets as environment variables or mounted volumes for secure workflow execution.

• Working in Cloud Environments: Learn how Argo interacts with cloud environments like Hashicorp Vault.

• User Management & Security: Implement robust security practices using role mapping, service accounts, and loops.

• Conditional Workflows & Dependences: Control workflow execution flow with conditionals and dependency logic.

• Error Handling & Recovery: Implement retry strategies and recursion for handling errors and failures gracefully.

• Persistence & Storage: Explore SQL storage and leveraging AWS S3 for artifacts and logging.

• Workflow Archiving & Monitoring: Understand techniques for archiving workflows and monitoring their execution.

Additional Information

This course emphasizes hands-on learning through practical exercises and labs. Participants are assumed to have a basic understanding of command line tools and Kubernetes concepts.