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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: root
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: workshop
+  source:
+    repoURL: https://github.com/shautvast/ops-demo.git
+    targetRevision: HEAD
+    path: apps
+    directory:
+      recurse: true
+  destination:
+    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
+    namespace: argocd
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true