How Orbital Installs Automated Releases on Amazon EKS

Argo CD and Helm replaced manual, inconsistent releases across development, staging, and production.

Amazon EKS

GitOps and CI/CD

Helm Release Management

Problem Statement

Orbital Installs relied on manual deployment steps that delayed releases and produced inconsistent environments. The team needed one controlled path for building, testing, promoting, and rolling back application changes across development, staging, and production on Amazon EKS.

CLIENT

Orbital Installs

PROJECT SCHEDULE

Oct 2024 to Mar 2025

PROJECT SIZE

$50,000 to $199,999

Proposed Solution

Automated build and validation

GitLab CI merged code, installed dependencies, ran tests, built Docker images, and published versioned artifacts to Amazon ECR.

GitOps deployment control

Argo CD reconciled the desired state stored in Git, which made application changes reviewable and gave the team a consistent rollback path.

Separated environments on EKS

Development, staging, and production ran as separate Amazon EKS environments with controlled promotion between each release stage.

Versioned Helm configuration

Helm charts captured application configuration and release versions so the same deployment pattern could be promoted without manual rework.

GitLab CI handles continuous integration, while Argo CD and Helm control deployment from a versioned source of truth. Real-time notifications keep the delivery team informed when a release needs attention.

Core tech stack we work with

Leveraging the Leading Programming Languages and Frameworks to Deliver Reliable, Scalable Solutions.

Outcomes & Success Metrics

Measurable improvements in performance, reliability, scalability, and cost.

Release Cycle

50% faster release cycles

Manual Effort

80% reduction in manual effort

Deployment

95% deployment success rate

Issue Resolution

Faster issue resolution with real-time alerts

Lessons Learned

For this engagement, release automation worked best when environment separation, approval gates, and rollback procedures were designed together. Argo CD and Helm reduced repetitive work, while version control kept deployment changes reviewable.

TCO Analysis

The project analysis showed that fewer manual deployment steps and fewer failed releases reduced delivery overhead. Amazon EKS shifted cluster operations to a managed control plane, while Argo CD and Helm standardized day-to-day releases.

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