Managing ArgoCD Applications with Terraform on Akuity Control Plane

To manage ArgoCD Applications on Akuity’s control plane using Terraform. Here are two known workarounds:

Solution 1: Using the AKP Terraform Provider

1. Use the Akuity Platform (AKP) Terraform Provider to create a user/password in the akp_instance resource.
2. Store the password as a bcrypt hash in the argocd_secret.
3. After applying the AKP TF provider, use the Open Source (OSS) ArgoCD Terraform Provider to deploy your bootstrap application.
4. Authenticate using the generated username/password credentials.

Solution 2: Using Declarative Specs and the Akuity CLI

1. Define your bootstrap application using Akuity’s Declarative Specs.
2. Apply the configuration using the Akuity CLI.
3. Optionally, use a third-party Terraform provider to automate the process.

For further details, refer to:
🔗 Akuity Terraform Provider
🔗 ArgoCD Terraform Provider
🔗 Akuity Declarative Specs