Prometheus-Operator Example

• This is the main helm chart for deploying a sample monitoring stack:

  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • AlertManager

• Read about how it works in this blog post: https://aranair.github.io/posts/2019/08/01/prometheus-monitoring-in-kubernetes/

Installation

helm dep build
helm install clustermon --namespace=monitoring --name=clustermon

Adding / Updating Grafana Dashboards

1. Make changes to or create new dashboards in Grafana.
2. Export as JSON (Share Dashboard > Export > View JSON through the UI)
3. Copy JSON into clipboard
4. ./scripts/add_chart_from_clipboard.sh <name_of_dashboard> (e.g. this-new-service)
5. Check that this-new-service-dashboard.json has been added into ./dashboards/*

Upgrading

helm upgrade clustermon -f clustermon