Kind is a tool for running a local kubernetes cluster where docker containers act as nodes. This is a great way to get started learning and using kubernetes before relying on a cloud provider. It nicely integrates with various tools, is thoroughly documented, and supports mutlti-node clusters. We will be using Terraform to provision a kind cluster locally and using Helm to deploy ArgoCD via Terraform as well. Let’s get started!

Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code tool (IaC) which manages resources with configuration files rather than through GUIs or custom scripts. It allows you to build, change, and manage your resources in a safe, consistent, and repeatable way by defining the infrastructure in a declarative way. We will be using Terraform along with Terraform cloud to deploy all of the necessary resources needed to create a DigitalOcean kubernetes cluster.