kube-prometheus-stack Helm Chart
kube-prometheus-stack collects Kubernetes manifests, Grafana dashboards, and Prometheus rules combined with documentation and scripts to provide easy to operate end-to-end Kubernetes cluster monitoring with Prometheus using the Prometheus Operator. The kube-prometheus-stack Helm chart automates deployment and configuration of the Prometheus monitoring stack in Kubernetes clusters using Minimus images.
Prerequisites
- A subscription to the Minimus images included in the chart
- A running Kubernetes cluster (v1.25 or higher is recommended)
kubectl installed and configured- Helm v3.8 or higher for OCI support (Installation instructions)
- Cluster Admin privileges
Note: kube-prometheus-stack installs CRDs (Custom Resource Definitions) for Prometheus, Alertmanager, ServiceMonitors, PodMonitors, and related Prometheus Operator resources. Installing these CRDs requires cluster-admin privileges.
Try It Out
In this example we will deploy the Prometheus monitoring stack on a Kubernetes cluster using the Minimus kube-prometheus-stack Helm chart. Out of the box you get Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, node-exporter, kube-state-metrics, and the Prometheus Operator, wired together for end-to-end cluster monitoring.
Step 1: Start Cluster
If you have a cluster to work with, skip this step. Otherwise, start a Minikube cluster. Deployment instructions
Step 2: Create Namespace
Create a namespace:
kubectl create ns kube-prometheus-stack
Step 3: Deploy the Helm Chart
Deploy the Minimus Helm chart:
helm install my-kube-prometheus-stack oci://helm.mini.dev/kube-prometheus-stack \
--version 87.0.1 \
-n kube-prometheus-stack \
--wait
If you want to override the chart's defaults, go to the Values tab, save a copy locally with your changes. Deploy the chart with your overrides using -f values.yaml:
helm install my-kube-prometheus-stack oci://helm.mini.dev/kube-prometheus-stack \
--version 87.0.1 \
-f values.yaml \
-n kube-prometheus-stack \
--wait
Step 4: Verify kube-prometheus-stack is Running
Confirm the chart deployed successfully and all components started:
kubectl get pods -n kube-prometheus-stack
You should see output similar to:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
my-kube-prometheus-stack-grafana-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 3/3 Running 0 2m
my-kube-prometheus-stack-kube-state-metrics-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
my-kube-prometheus-stack-operator-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
my-kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-node-exporter-xxxxx 1/1 Running 0 2m
alertmanager-my-kube-prometheus-stack-alertmanager-0 2/2 Running 0 2m
prometheus-my-kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus-0 2/2 Running 0 2m
Step 5: Test the Monitoring Stack
Port-forward to the Prometheus service and confirm it is healthy:
kubectl port-forward svc/my-kube-prometheus-stack-prometheus -n kube-prometheus-stack 9090:9090
In another terminal, query the health endpoint — it should return Prometheus Server is Healthy.:
curl -sf http://localhost:9090/-/healthy
You can also reach the Grafana dashboards. Port-forward the Grafana service:
kubectl port-forward svc/my-kube-prometheus-stack-grafana -n kube-prometheus-stack 3000:80
Open http://localhost:3000 and log in as admin. Retrieve the password with:
kubectl -n kube-prometheus-stack get secret my-kube-prometheus-stack-grafana -o jsonpath="{.data.admin-password}" | base64 -d
Step 6: Clean Up
Uninstall the chart and delete the namespace to remove all resources:
helm uninstall my-kube-prometheus-stack -n kube-prometheus-stack
kubectl delete namespace kube-prometheus-stack
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kube-webhook-certgen 1.15.1
prometheus-admission-webhook v0.92.0
prometheus-alertmanager v0.33.0
prometheus-config-reloader v0.92.0
prometheus-operator v0.92.0
thanos v0.41.0
grafana 12.4.2
k8s-sidecar 2.6.0
kube-state-metrics 2.18.0
prometheus-node-exporter 1.11.1