Before you begin, this guide assumes the following:

• You have a Qovery cluster running

Goal

In this tutorial, we will install Kubecost on a Qovery cluster to monitor the Kubernetes costs

1. Add the Kubecost helm repository

   Add the Kubecost helm repository in your Qovery settings by following this documentation with these values:

   • Repository name: Kubecost
   • Kind: HTTPS
   • Repository URL: https://kubecost.github.io/cost-analyzer/

2. Deploy the Kubecost helm chart

   If have a Kubecost token, first create a Qovery environment variable:

   • variable: KUBECOST_TOKEN
   • value: <your_kubecost_token>
   • scope: Environment
   • Secret variable ✔️

   Deploy the Kubecost helm chart in your Qovery environment by following this documentation with these values:

   • General:
     • Application name: Kubecost
     • Source:
       • Helm source: Helm repository
       • Repository: Kubecost (the name given during the kubecost helm repository added in the previous step)
       • Chart name: cost-analyzer
       • Version: 1.108.0 (this guide works with the version 1.108.0 and that needs to be adapted if you use another version)
     • Allow cluster-wide resources ✔️
   • Values
     • Values override as file:
       • File source: Raw YAML
       • Raw YAML:

   kubecostToken: qovery.env.KUBECOST_TOKEN #Used only if you have a Kubecost Token

   Then click on Create and Deploy

3. Expose Kubecost

   Check the cost-analyzer service name in the deployment logs, example: helm-z325f0565-kubecost-cost-analyzer

   

   Go in your helm chart settings under the Networking section and add a new port by clicking on Add port, and set these values:

   • Service name: helm-z325f0565-kubecost-cost-analyzer (the service name taken from the deployment logs)
   • Service port: 9090
   • Select protocol: HTTP
   • Port name: You can customize it or let the default port name.

   

   Then click on Create and redeploy your helm in Qovery.

   A URL will be generated to access the Kubecost frontend application:

   

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Conclusion

You now have Kubecost running on your Qovery cluster. You can check their Getting Started guide to familiarize yourself with the product: https://docs.kubecost.com/#getting-started.