Optional. Create an Argo CD application in Codefresh, deploy it to the cluster, and track deployment and performance in the Applications dashboard.

1. Follow our quick-start to create and deploythe`codefresh-guestbook`application. Start with[Create application resources]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/quick-start/gitops-quick-start/create-app-specs/).

1. Follow our[quick-start to create and deployanapplication]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/gitops-quick-start/products/create-app-ui/).

OR

Create your own application. See[Create an application]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/deployments/gitops/create-application/).

Create a product and connect related applications to it, either manually or declaratively.

1.[Create promotion workflows]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/configuration/promotion-workflow/)

1.[Create promotion workflows]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/entities/promotion-workflow/)

As part of promoting changes across environments, it's customary to run tests and validations that match the requirements of the target environments in the promotion sequence. For example, create workflows that run smoke tests to verify basic functionality or database validation checks to ensure data integrity.

Create Promotion Workflows (Argo Workflows) to implement any type of tests, validations, and custom requirements.

1.[Create policies to govern environment promotions]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/configuration/promotion-policy/)

1.[Create policies to govern environment promotions]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/entities/promotion-policy/)

Govern promotion behavior for environments by setting rules, checks, and validations that environments must meet before and after changes are promoted.

Promotion Policies allow you to define these rules by combining Promotion Workflows and the promotion action based on environment type, product, or other criteria. When a promotion is triggered for an environment, the policy mechanism merges settings from all relevant global policies according to priority, providing automated governance for consistent and reliable promotion behavior.

1.[Create promotion flows to orchestrate promotions]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/configuration/promotion-flow/)

1.[Create promotion flows to orchestrate promotions]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/entities/promotion-flow/)

Orchestrate the sequence of actions to move and deploy changes through the required environments, from the trigger environment to the final target environment.

Promotion Flows ensure that changes are promoted in a controlled and predictable manner by integrating environments, products and applications, promotion workflows, and policies.

Codefresh provides two options for defining manifests for promotion entities: Form mode and YAML mode.

If you prefer working with YAML, create manifests for promotion entities using our YAML examples:

*[Product YAML]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/configuration/yaml/product-crd/)

*[Promotion Template YAML]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/configuration/yaml/promotion-template-crd/)

*[Promotion Flow YAML]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/configuration/yaml/promotion-flow-crd/)

*[Promotion Policy YAML]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/configuration/yaml/promotion-policy-crd/)

*[Product YAML]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/entities/yaml/product-crd/)

*[Promotion Template YAML]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/entities/yaml/promotion-template-crd/)

*[Promotion Flow YAML]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/entities/yaml/promotion-flow-crd/)

*[Promotion Policy YAML]({{site.baseurl}}/docs/promotions/entities/yaml/promotion-policy-crd/)