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docs: clarify multiple sources example (argoproj#17698)
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the first source is specified. Full UI/CLI support will be added in a future release.
This feature is subject to change in backwards incompatible ways until it is marked stable.

By default an Argo CD application is a link between a single source and a cluster. Sometimes however, you want to combine
files from multiple locations to form a single Application.

Argo CD has the ability to specify multiple sources for a single Application. Argo CD compiles all the sources
and reconciles the combined resources.

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apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
kind: Application
metadata:
name: guestbook
name: my-billing-app
namespace: argocd
spec:
project: default
destination:
server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
namespace: default
sources:
- chart: elasticsearch
repoURL: https://helm.elastic.co
- repoURL: https://github.com/mycompany/billing-app.git
path: manifests
targetRevision: 8.5.1
- repoURL: https://github.com/argoproj/argocd-example-apps.git
path: guestbook
- repoURL: https://github.com/mycompany/common-settings.git
path: configmaps-billing
targetRevision: HEAD
```

The above example has two sources specified. Argo CD will generate the manifests for each source separately and combine
The above example has two sources specified that need to be combined in order to create the "billing" application. Argo CD will generate the manifests for each source separately and combine
the resulting manifests.

!!! warning "Do not abuse multiple sources"
Note that the example above is just for illustration purposes. This feature is **NOT** destined as a generic way to group your applications. Take a look at [applicationsets](../user-guide/application-set.md) and the [app-of-apps](../../operator-manual/cluster-bootstrapping/) pattern if you want to have a single entity for multiple applications. If you find yourself using more than 2-3 items in the `sources` array then you are almost certainly abusing this feature and you need to rethink your application grouping strategy.
Note this feature is **NOT** destined as a generic way to group different/unrelated applications. Take a look at [applicationsets](../user-guide/application-set.md) and the [app-of-apps](../../operator-manual/cluster-bootstrapping/) pattern if you want to have a single entity for multiple applications. If you find yourself using more than 2-3 items in the `sources` array then you are almost certainly abusing this feature and you need to rethink your application grouping strategy.

If multiple sources produce the same resource (same `group`, `kind`, `name`, and `namespace`), the last source to
produce the resource will take precedence. Argo CD will produce a `RepeatedResourceWarning` in this case, but it will
sync the resources. This provides a convenient way to override a resource from a chart with a resource from a Git repo.

## Helm value files from external Git repository

One of the most common scenarios for using multiple sources is the following

1. Your organization wants to use an external/public Helm chart
1. You want to override the Helm values with your own local values
1. You don't want to clone the Helm chart locally as well because that would lead to duplication and you would need to monitor it manually for upstream changes.

In this scenario you can use the multiple sources features to combine the external chart with your own local values.

Helm sources can reference value files from git sources. This allows you to use a third-party Helm chart with custom,
git-hosted values.

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