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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: k8up
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  destination:
+    namespace: k8up
+    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
+  project: default
+  source:
+    chart: k8up
+    helm:
+      parameters:
+      - name: metrics.prometheusRule.createDefaultRules
+        value: "false"
+      - name: k8up.skipWithoutAnnotation
+        value: "true"
+      values: |-
+        k8up:
+          envVars:
+          - name: PROM_URL
+            value: ""
+    repoURL: https://k8up-io.github.io/k8up
+    targetRevision: 4.8.4
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true