aws-cloudwatch-metrics

aws-cloudwatch-metrics

A helm chart for CloudWatch Agent to Collect Cluster Metrics

Installing the Chart

Add the EKS repository to Helm:

helm repo add eks https://aws.github.io/eks-charts

Install or upgrading aws-cloudwatch-metrics chart with default configuration:

helm upgrade --install aws-cloudwatch-metrics \
    --namespace amazon-cloudwatch eks/aws-cloudwatch-metrics \
    --set clusterName=my-eks-cluster

Configuration

Parameter	Description	Default	Required
image.repository	Image to deploy	amazon/cloudwatch-agent	✔
image.tag	Image tag to deploy	1.247345.36b249270
image.pullPolicy	Pull policy for the image	IfNotPresent	✔
clusterName	Name of your cluster	cluster_name	✔
enhancedContainerInsights	EKS cluster with enhanced monitoring	true
serviceAccount.create	Whether a new service account should be created	true
serviceAccount.name	Service account to be used
hostNetwork	Allow to use the network namespace and network resources of the node	false
nodeSelector	Node labels for pod assignment	{}
tolerations	Optional deployment tolerations	{}
annotations	Optional pod annotations	{}
containerdSockPath	Path to containerd' socket	/run/containerd/containerd.sock
priorityClassName	Optional priorityClassName
statsd.enabled	Whether the cloudwatch agent should listen for statsd metrics	false
statsd.port	The port listening for statsd metrics	8125
statsd.protocol	The protocol used for statsd metrics	UDP
statsd.cloudwatch_namespace	Optional custom Cloudwatch namespace for statsd metrics
statsd.metrics_aggregation_interval	Optional cutom metrics aggregation interval for statsd metrics
statsd.metrics_collection_interval	Optional custom metrics collection interval for statsd metrics