k8s_elastic_kibana_apm

Setup Example of Elastic stack on Kubernetes

This example include all the necessary configuration to run Elasticsearch + Kibana + Elastic APM server and a Node.js app on Kubernetes. It was tested on Minikube so some configurations might change to run in a Cloud provider but it's expected that these resources will cover the most common cases.

How to run

1. Apply/Create the kubernetes configuration:

$ kubectl create -f elastic/apm-server.yaml

$ kubectl create -f elastic/elasticsearch.yaml

$ kubectl create -f elastic/kibana.yaml

2. You will have to add the proper APM for your application, this example includes a yaml for a Node.js APP. It expects a docker image called node-app built on the VMs host if you don't know how to build on the VM's host have a read here

Your application have to be writing metrics using the Node.js Agent, when configuring the agent make sure that the serverUrl is http://apm-server:8200 which is the APM server url on the cluster.

Then once the agent is configured in your app and you've built the Docker image for the app, apply the config:

$ kubectl create -f node/node.yaml

Note For non Node.js apps the logic is the same, just add the proper elastic agent, point the the APM server and deploy the app on the cluster.