Begin working on exercise 7.

data/app-delivery/README.org

@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ This repository contains a basic [[https://nextjs.org/][nextjs]] frontend design
 The frontend is used to serve workshop instructions for several workshops.
 
 
-** Setting up a cluster for the workshop
+* Setting up a cluster for the workshop
 
 The workshop expects an OpenShift 4.14 cluster with a few pre-requisites.
 
-*** Add redhat-cop helm chart repository
+** Add redhat-cop helm chart repository
 
 Required so the Gitea helm chart will be available for all users.
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ EOF
 #+end_src
 
 
-*** Install web terminal operator
+** Install web terminal operator
 
 So our workshop participants don't need to install ~oc~ locally.
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ EOF
 #+end_src
 
 
-*** Create an operatorgroup for each user
+** Create an operatorgroup for each user
 
 We want each user to be able to install the same operator so we can pre-create namespaces and seed them with OperatorGroups to reduce complexity.
 
@@ -73,3 +73,34 @@ for user in $(seq 1 30); do
     oc adm policy add-role-to-user --namespace user"${user}" admin user"${user}"
 done
 #+end_src
+
+
+** Install openshift gitops operator
+
+Each user will deploy their own argocd instance so we need to install the openshift gitops operator for all namespaces.
+
+#+begin_src bash
+cat << EOF | oc apply --filename -
+apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+kind: Subscription
+metadata:
+  name: openshift-gitops-operator
+  namespace: openshift-gitops-operator                                                                                                                       
+spec:
+  channel: latest
+  installPlanApproval: Automatic
+  name: openshift-gitops-operator
+  source: redhat-operators
+  sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
+  startingCSV: openshift-gitops-operator.v1.13.0
+EOF
+#+end_src
+
+
+** Scale cluster worker nodes
+
+We are going to have ~25 workshop attendees all deploying applications, let's ensure the cluster has enough capacity to handle it!
+
+#+begin_src bash
+oc scale machineset cluster-xxz98-mk8x7-worker-ap-southeast-1b -n openshift-machine-api --replicas 10
+#+end_src

data/workshop/exercise1.mdx

@@ -179,4 +179,4 @@ That's a quick introduction to the `oc` command line utility. Let's close our we
 | *Closing your web terminal*                                                   |
 </Zoom>
 
-Well done, you've finished exercise 1! 🎉
+Well done, you're now ready to move on to Exercise 2 and deploy an application! 🎉

data/workshop/exercise2.mdx

@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ How much cpu and memory is your ParksMap application currently using?
 | *Checking the ParksMap application resource usage*                  |
 </Zoom>
 
-Well done, you've finished exercise 2! 🎉
+You've finished exercise 2, awesome! 🎉

data/workshop/exercise4.mdx

@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ Enter the `gitea` confirmation at the prompt and click **Delete**. If you now re
 
 If you have time, take a while to explore https://artifacthub.io/packages/search to see the kinds of applications available in the most popular publicly available Helm Chart repository Artifact Hub.
 
-Well done, you've finished exercise 4! 🎉
+You've finished exercise 4, time to deploy an application with an Operator! 🎉

data/workshop/exercise6.mdx

@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ To conclude, when issuing the `oc get pods` command, you will see that the build
 
 If you have time, take a while to understand how [Podman](https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/05/02/podman-basics-resources-beginners-and-experts) can be used to build container images on your device outside of an OpenShift cluster.
 
-Well done, you've finished exercise 6! 🎉
+Awesome you've finished exercise 6! 🎉

data/workshop/exercise7.mdx

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+title: Optional - Deploying an application via gitops
+exercise: 7
+date: '2024-07-25'
+tags: ['openshift','containers','kubernetes','argocd','gitops']
+draft: false
+authors: ['default']
+summary: "Keen to explore a more advanced deployment pattern?"
+---
+
+
+Now that you've had a taste of most of the more basic deployment methods let's introduce the concept of [GitOps](https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/devops/what-is-gitops) and deploy an application using this more advanced approach.
+
+In simple terms GitOps uses Git repositories as a single source of truth to deliver applications or infrastructure as code. Whenever you merge or push code into a specifc Git branch in a repository, an GitOps continuous delivery tool such as [ArgoCD](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable) can then automatically sync that to one or more Kubernetes clusters.
+
+<Zoom>
+|![argocd](/static/images/argocd-ui.gif)                              |
+|:-------------------------------------------------------------------:|
+| *ArgoCD user interface*                                             |
+</Zoom>
+
+For many organisations GitOps is a goal deployment methodology as application definitions, configurations, and environments should ideally be declarative and version controlled. Application deployment and lifecycle management should be automated, auditable, and easy to understand.
+
+Since 2021 OpenShift has included a fully supported [OpenShift GitOps](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/announcing-openshift-gitops) operator, based on the upstream ArgoCD project.
+
+This operator has already been installed on your cluster so let's take it for a spin now! 🚀
+
+## 7.1 - Log in to openshift gitops web interface
+

public/feed.xml

@@ -70,5 +70,15 @@
     <category>openshift</category><category>containers</category><category>kubernetes</category><category>s2i</category><category>shipwright</category>
   </item>
 
+  <item>
+    <guid>https://rhdemo.win/workshop/exercise7</guid>
+    <title>Optional - Deploying an application via gitops</title>
+    <link>https://rhdemo.win/workshop/exercise7</link>
+    <description>Keen to explore a more advanced deployment pattern?</description>
+    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
+    <author>jablair@redhat.com (Red Hat)</author>
+    <category>openshift</category><category>containers</category><category>kubernetes</category><category>argocd</category><category>gitops</category>
+  </item>
+
     </channel>
   </rss>