https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s
Checkly Kubernetes Helm chart and manifests
https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s
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Checkly Kubernetes Helm chart and manifests
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s
- Owner: checkly
- Created: 2022-04-24T15:35:42.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-30T11:42:43.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-11T16:07:35.685Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: kubernetes, monitoring
- Language: Smarty
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- Size: 17.6 KB
- Stars: 7
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Checkly Agent Kubernetes resources
This repo contains a Helm chart and a few example Kubernetes manifests that can be used to run the Checkly Agent for your
[Checkly Private Location](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/private-locations) on Kubernetes.
Clone the repo to get started.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s.git
cd checkly-k8
```
## Helm chart
Find the Helm chart in the `/helm-cart` directory. The Helm chart does two basic things:
- Creates a secret for the API key.
- Spins up two pods running the Checkly Agent
Assuming you have Helm set up to point at your K8S cluster, run it with the following command, making sure you
**replace the `apikey="pl_..."` with your Checkly Private Location API key**.
```bash
helm install checkly-agent --set apiKeySecret.apiKey="pl_..." ./helm-chart
```
### Alternative ways to set Agent API Key
Instead of setting `apiKeySecret.apiKey` you can also choose an existing secret with the following options
```
apiKeySecret
create: false
name:
```
or create the secret with `extraManifests`
```
apiKeySecret
create: false
name:
extraManifests:
- apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
kind: ExternalSecret
metadata:
name: checkly-agent-secret
namespace: monitoring
spec:
target:
name: my-checkly-secret-in-aws
```
## Kubernetes manifests
If you are not using Helm, you can also use these K8S manifest files to create your preferred cluster setup for the Checkly
Agent.
## [agentSecret.yaml](https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s/blob/main/k8s-manifests/agent-secret.yaml)
Creates a secret containing the API key your agents use to connect to the private location. Useful if you want to obfuscate
the key so others can't see it with the `kubectl describe pod` command. The pod and deployment manifests are configured
to use this secret.
## [agentPod.yaml](https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s/blob/main/k8s-manifests/agent-pod.yaml)
Creates a single pod running the Checkly agent. Connects to the Private Location using the API key specified in
[agentSecret.yaml](https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s/blob/main/agentSecret.yaml). Uses the
[latest image](https://github.com/checkly/checkly-lambda-runners/pkgs/container/agent).
## [agentDeployment.yaml](https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s/blob/main/k8s-manifests/agent-deployment.yaml)
Create a deployment of Checkly agent pods (default: 2). Connects to the private location using the API key specified in
[agentSecret.yaml](https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s/blob/main/agentSecret.yaml). Uses the
[latest image](https://github.com/checkly/checkly-lambda-runners/pkgs/container/agent). Rolling updates are enabled.
## [checklyNamespace.yaml](https://github.com/checkly/checkly-k8s/blob/main/k8s-manifests/checkly-namespace.yaml)
Optional - Creates a namespace for the Checkly agent resources.