Configure Kubernetes Monitoring
You have many options for configuration, depending on your circumstances and the technologies you prefer.
Note
Kubernetes Monitoring is available only in Grafana Cloud, and only supports data sources hosted in Grafana Cloud.
Configure with Grafana Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart
To send infrastructure data to Grafana Cloud, it is easiest to configure with the Grafana Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart, which deploys Grafana Alloy. With this method, you can send metrics, logs, events, traces, and cost metrics.
Note
Configuration with Grafana Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart is recommended.
Platform choices
You can deploy the Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart on the following platforms:
- Kubernetes, including:
- Amazon EKS on AWS Fargate
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot
- IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
- Red Hat OpenShift
Add-ons to configuration
You can also configure with the easy deployment/Helm chart method, and then add on to your configuration for:
Upgrade from Grafana Agent or Agent Operator
If you have already configured with either Agent static mode or Agent Operator, you can upgrade and migrate to Grafana Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart with the following method:
- Upgrade from Agent static mode to Grafana Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart.
- Upgrade from Agent Operator to Grafana Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart.
Configure by other methods
There are other methods you can use to configure Kubernetes Monitoring, including: