Argo CD on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Argo CD on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

A production-ready Argo CD GitOps continuous-delivery server for Kubernetes on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, built and hardened for the Azure Marketplace. Argo CD is deployed on an embedded K3s cluster from sha256-verified upstream artifacts, enabled to start on first boot, and reachable on its web port.

Who this is for: Platform and DevOps teams who want a self-hosted GitOps delivery server on Azure for declarative, Git-driven Kubernetes deployments without assembling the stack by hand.

Target industries: ISVs, software teams, regulated industries, and any organization standardizing on GitOps delivery in their own Azure subscription.

Value proposition: Standing up a secure, patch-current Argo CD server on Azure means installing a Kubernetes runtime, deploying the controller stack, and hardening the host. This image does that for you:

• Argo CD v2.13.3 on embedded K3s v1.31.4+k3s1 — sha256-verified upstream manifests and binaries, running as a managed service with the web UI on port 30443
• No claimable open instance — the initial admin password is generated per-VM at first boot, never baked into the image
• Monthly patched & hardened — rebuilt each month from the upstream base with the latest OS security updates; hardened to Microsoft's Azure Marketplace certification standards before any version is published
• Ready to run — the service is installed, enabled, and configured to start on boot, so the VM is productive minutes after deployment instead of after a manual install
• Audit trail per release — build and certification evidence retained for every published image version, available for compliance audits and change-management documentation

Plans available:

• Argo CD on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — Gen2 — Trusted Launch-capable Gen2 VM image; free image (standard Azure compute and storage rates apply). Argo CD and K3s are open-source software under the Apache-2.0 license.

Supported software and integrations: Azure Monitor, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Load Balancer; any Git repository as the deployment source of truth; standard kubectl and Helm tooling.

Recommended deployment: Standard_D2as_v5 or larger; Premium SSD for the data volume. Front the web UI with Azure Application Gateway or a reverse proxy for TLS; point Argo CD at your Git repositories.

Support: support@dcassociatesgroup.com · www.dcassociatesgroup.com/support — business hours, 24-hour initial response SLA.