LinkedIn Replaces Argo CD with a Custom GitOps Engine for Kubernetes Deployments

LinkedIn has replaced Argo CD with a custom GitOps engine to manage deployments across more than 250 Kubernetes clusters and 4,000 services. According to the company, the new library-based system runs each deployment in an ephemeral pod with no shared controller state, which significantly reduced deployment infrastructure failures and latency. The team cites issues with Argo CD at scale, including watch contention from low resource-type diversity and managedFields truncation. Open article →