diff --git a/archive-staging/namespaces.yaml b/archive-staging/namespaces.yaml
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+---
+# Namespace dedicated to keda
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: keda
+---
+# Namespace dedicated to the swh services (e.g. loaders, rpc, ...)
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: swh
+
diff --git a/argocd/applications/archive-staging/cluster-application.yaml b/argocd/applications/archive-staging/cluster-application.yaml
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+# Declare the applications applying the "archive-staging" configuration
+# basically apply the content of the "archive-staging" directory on the
+# "archive-staging" cluster
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: archive-staging-configuration
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: default
+  source:
+    repoURL: https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/k8s-clusters-config.git
+    targetRevision: HEAD
+    path: archive-staging
+    directory:
+      recurse: true
+  destination:
+    server: https://rancher.euwest.azure.internal.softwareheritage.org/k8s/clusters/c-cx2bq
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+      allowEmpty: false