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    Container Service for Kubernetes:Repository management

    Last Updated:Mar 26, 2026

    Add, view, and delete Git and Helm source repositories in your GitOps system using the Argo CD command-line interface (CLI) or the Argo CD console.

    Prerequisites

    Before you begin, ensure that you have:

    Add repositories

    Add a Git source repository

    Run one of the following commands based on your authentication method.

    Public repository over HTTPS

    argocd repo add https://github.com/AliyunContainerService/gitops-demo.git

    Expected output:

    Repository 'https://github.com/AliyunContainerService/gitops-demo.git' added

    Private repository over HTTPS with username and password

    argocd repo add https://git.example.com/repos/repo --username git --password secret

    Private repository over SSH with a private key

    argocd repo add git@git.example.com:repos/repo --insecure-ignore-host-key --ssh-private-key-path ~/id_rsa

    To see all available flags, run:

    argocd repo add --help

    Add a Helm source repository

    Run one of the following commands based on your repository type.

    Public Helm repository over HTTPS

    argocd repo add https://charts.helm.sh/stable --type helm --name <local-repository-name>

    Private Helm repository over HTTPS with username and password

    argocd repo add https://charts.helm.sh/stable --type helm --name <local-repository-name> --username test --password test

    If the Helm chart is hosted in an Alibaba Cloud Container Registry (ACR) Enterprise Edition instance, specify the full repository path:

    argocd repo add https://<instance-name>-chart.<region-id>.cr.aliyuncs.com/<namespace>/<chart-repository> --type helm --name <local-repository-name> --username test --password test

    Private OCI-based Helm repository

    argocd repo add helm-oci-registry.cn-zhangjiakou.cr.aliyuncs.com --type helm --name <local-repository-name> --enable-oci --username test --password test

    View the repository list

    argocd repo list

    Expected output:

    TYPE  NAME      REPO                                                       INSECURE  OCI    LFS    CREDS  STATUS      MESSAGE  PROJECT
helm  mystable  https://charts.helm.sh/stable                              false     false  false  false  Successful
git             https://github.com/AliyunContainerService/gitops-demo.git  true      false  false  false  Successful           default

    Check the STATUS column to confirm each repository connected successfully.

    Delete a repository

    To delete a Git source repository:

    argocd repo rm https://github.com/AliyunContainerService/gitops-demo.git

    Expected output:

    Repository 'https://github.com/AliyunContainerService/gitops-demo.git' removed

    To delete a Helm repository, replace the Git repository URL with the Helm repository URL in the command above.

    Manage repositories in the console

    To manage source repositories in the Argo CD console instead of the CLI:

    1. Log on to the Argo CD UI.

    2. In the left navigation pane, choose Settings > Repositories.

    3. Click + Connect Repo and follow the on-screen instructions.