diff --git a/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/Chart.yaml b/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
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+++ b/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
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+apiVersion: v2
+name: argo-cd
+version: 0.1.0
+dependencies:
+  - name: argo-cd
+    version: 9.1.7
+    repository: https://pilotdataplatform.github.io/helm-charts/
diff --git a/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/application.yaml b/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/application.yaml
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+++ b/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/application.yaml
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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: argo-cd
+  namespace: argocd
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "-1"
+spec:
+  project: default
+  source:
+    repoURL: https://github.com/PilotDataPlatform/pilot-hdc-platform-gitops.git
+    path: clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd
+    targetRevision: main
+    helm:
+      valueFiles:
+        - values.yaml
+  destination:
+    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
+    namespace: argocd
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
diff --git a/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/values.yaml b/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/values.yaml
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+++ b/clusters/prod/apps/argo-cd/values.yaml
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+argo-cd:
+  global:
+    domain: argocd.hdc.ebrains.eu
+
+  redis:
+    enabled: true
+  redis-ha:
+    enabled: false
+
+  server:
+    service:
+      type: ClusterIP
+    ingress:
+      enabled: true
+      controller: generic
+      ingressClassName: nginx
+      annotations:
+        cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
+        nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/backend-protocol: "HTTPS"
+        nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "true"
+      hostname: argocd.hdc.ebrains.eu
+      path: /
+      pathType: Prefix
+      tls: true
+
+  configs:
+    cm:
+      admin.enabled: true
+      url: https://argocd.hdc.ebrains.eu
+      # Workaround for StatefulSet volumeClaimTemplates drift with ServerSideApply
+      # https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/issues/11143#issuecomment-3351076060
+      resource.customizations.ignoreDifferences.apps_StatefulSet: |
+        jqPathExpressions:
+          - .spec.volumeClaimTemplates[].apiVersion
+          - .spec.volumeClaimTemplates[].kind
+          - .spec.volumeClaimTemplates[].metadata.creationTimestamp
+      # ESO webhook injects defaults (conversionStrategy, decodingStrategy, metadataPolicy)
+      # causing perpetual diff against git manifests
+      resource.customizations.ignoreDifferences.external-secrets.io_ExternalSecret: |
+        jqPathExpressions:
+          - .spec.data[].remoteRef.conversionStrategy
+          - .spec.data[].remoteRef.decodingStrategy
+          - .spec.data[].remoteRef.metadataPolicy
diff --git a/clusters/prod/root-app.yaml b/clusters/prod/root-app.yaml
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+++ b/clusters/prod/root-app.yaml
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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: root
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: default
+  source:
+    repoURL: https://github.com/PilotDataPlatform/pilot-hdc-platform-gitops.git
+    path: clusters/prod/apps
+    targetRevision: main
+    directory:
+      recurse: true
+      exclude: "{**/templates/*,**/Chart.yaml,**/values.yaml}"
+  destination:
+    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
+    namespace: argocd
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true