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+# External resources
+
+This layer will deploy resources that require external dependencies using the following provisioners:
+
+Terraform:
+
+- Create external resources
+- Add external secrets to namespaces
+- Create an ApplicationSet
+
+ArgoCD (via the ApplicationSet created by Terraform):
+
+- Deploy Helm charts in the subdirectories