Argo Project (CNCF) Argo CD — GitOps Continuous Delivery for Kubernetes — Default Password
Default username and password for the Argo Project (CNCF) Argo CD — GitOps Continuous Delivery for Kubernetes: admin / (auto-generated — retrieve from argocd-initial-admin-secret Kubernetes Secret). Learn how to log in and how to change the default credentials.
Username is always 'admin'. Initial password is auto-generated at install and stored in the Kubernetes Secret 'argocd-initial-admin-secret' in the argocd namespace. Retrieve: kubectl -n argocd get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret -o jsonpath='{.data.password}' | base64 -d. In Argo CD ≤1.8 the initial password was the argocd-server pod name — a deterministic, guessable value.
| Username | Password | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
admin | (auto-generated — retrieve from argocd-initial-admin-secret Kubernetes Secret) | Web UI | — |
Responsible use
This database lists publicly documented default credentials so administrators can find and change them. Only use these on systems you own or are authorized to test.