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Argo Workflows Archive Quick Fix - Workflow History Storage

DodaTech Updated 2026-06-26 1 min read

Argo Workflows archive stores completed workflow runs in a database for historical access. Misconfigured archive settings cause data loss or database connection failures. This guide covers the fix.

Quick Fix

Wrong

persistence:
  archive: true
  postgresql:
    host: postgres
    database: argo

The issue: missing connectionPool settings, no tableName specification, and no password reference. The archive connection fails with authentication errors.

persistence:
  archive: true
  postgresql:
    host: postgres.argo.svc
    database: argo
    tableName: argo_workflows
    passwordSecret:
      name: argo-postgres-config
      key: password
    connectionPool:
      maxIdleConns: 100
      maxOpenConns: 200

# Expected output after applying the fix
# Workflow archive connected to PostgreSQL
# Completed workflows stored in argo_workflows table
# Historical runs accessible via `argo list --all`
# Archive retention: default (permanent)

Prevention

  • Configure passwordSecret for database authentication
  • Set connectionPool parameters for production workloads
  • Specify tableName to avoid name conflicts
  • Configure retention policies to manage storage costs
  • Verify archive with argo list -n <ns> --chunk-size 10

DodaTech Tools

Doda Browser's archive explorer searches and retrieves historical workflow runs. DodaZIP archives database configurations for disaster recovery. Durga Antivirus Pro secures archive database connections.

FAQ

What databases does Argo Workflows archive support?

Argo supports PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB for workflow persistence. PostgreSQL is recommended for production deployments. ||| How do I set archive retention policies? Configure retentionPolicy in the persistence config with maxAge and maxCount to automatically archive or delete old workflow records. ||| Can I query archived workflows programmatically? Yes, use the Argo API server or the argo CLI with --output json to query workflow history from the archive database.

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