docs: Proposal to add installation steps for local development using Kind

docs/getting_started.md

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 ### Creating Apps Via UI
 
-Open a browser to the Argo CD external UI, and login by visiting the IP/hostname in a browser and use the credentials set in step 4.
+Open a browser to the Argo CD external UI, and login by visiting the IP/hostname in a browser and use the credentials set in step 4 or locally as explained in [Try Argo CD Locally](try_argo_cd_locally.md).
 
 After logging in, click the **+ New App** button as shown below:
 

docs/try_argo_cd_locally.md

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+# Try Argo CD Locally
+
+!!! tip
+    This guide assumes you have a grounding in the tools that Argo CD is based on. Please read [understanding the basics](understand_the_basics.md) to learn about these tools.
+
+
+Follow these steps to install `Kind` for local development and set it up with Argo CD.
+
+To run an Argo CD development environment [review the developer guide for running locally](../developer-guide/running-locally).
+
+## Install Kind
+
+```bash
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-darwin-amd64  
+chmod +x ./kind
+sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+```
+
+##  Create a Kind Cluster
+Once Kind is installed, create a new Kubernetes cluster with:
+```bash
+kind create cluster --name argocd-cluster
+```
+This will create a local Kubernetes cluster named `argocd-cluster`.
+
+## Set Up kubectl to Use the Kind Cluster
+After creating the cluster, set `kubectl` to use your new `kind` cluster:
+```bash
+kubectl cluster-info --context kind-argocd-cluster
+```
+This command verifies that `kubectl` is pointed to the right cluster.
+
+## Install ArgoCD on the Cluster
+You can now install Argo CD on your `kind` cluster. First, apply the Argo CD manifest to create the necessary resources:
+```bash
+kubectl create namespace argocd
+kubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/stable/manifests/install.yaml
+```
+
+## Expose ArgoCD API Server
+By default, Argo CD's API server is not exposed outside the cluster. You need to expose it to access the UI locally. For development purposes, you can use Kubectl 'port-forward'.
+```bash
+kubectl port-forward svc/argocd-server -n argocd 8080:443
+```
+This will forward port 8080 on your local machine to the ArgoCD API server’s port 443 inside the Kubernetes cluster.
+
+## Access ArgoCD UI
+Now, you can open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the ArgoCD UI.
+
+### Log in to ArgoCD
+To log in to the ArgoCD UI, you'll need the default admin password. You can retrieve it from the Kubernetes cluster:
+```bash
+kubectl -n argocd get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret -o jsonpath='{.data.password}' | base64 -d
+```
+Use the admin username and the retrieved password to log in.
+
+You can now move on to step #2 in the [Getting Started Guide](getting_started.md].