Introduction
Managing costs while running applications on Kubernetes is quite difficult. When you have multiple applications running on Kubernetes, it becomes a tedious task to identify which application is incurring more cost. In today’s blog ( Save your Kubernetes cost with Kubecost: Part 1), I will introduce you to a tool that helps save on Kubernetes costs: Kubecost. This will be an overview of Kubecost, and in the coming blogs, I will delve into more details.
What is kubecost?
Kubecost is a tool that helps you monitor and manage costs in a Kubernetes cluster. It can be easily deployed into your Kubernetes cluster using Helm and runs as an application within your cluster. Kubecost uses various metrics within your Kubernetes cluster to calculate costs and provide recommendations. You can also sort your cost usage based on various filters such as namespaces.
Features of Kubecost
There are various features of Kubecost lets have look some of them below:
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Cost allocation
You can easily track your resource costs using Kubecost, which helps you detect the resources you are paying for the most. This is especially helpful when you are planning to deploy a new application on Kubernetes and want to reduce your existing costs.
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Optimization Insights
It provides various types of recommendations for your Kubernetes cluster that help you to optimize your cost. A great example of it is suppose you are using AWS EKS for a small application that is deployed on the t3.large node but t3.small is enough for your use so Kubecost will recommend that you should use t3.small and that would be enough for you.
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Easy to integrate with your cloud
You can easily integrate your cloud with Kubecost as they provide a simple option to integrate with your cloud.
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Data Security
Kubecost deployed with your infrastructure and doesn’t require any outbound traffic so it also ensures that your information remains safe with Kubecost.
Conclusion
As increasing costs become a headache for many organizations, Kubecost can play a vital role in optimizing your Kubernetes expenses. This marks the first part of “( Save your Kubernetes cost with Kubecost: Part 1)” In the second part, we will explore how to install Kubecost within our Kubernetes cluster. For more information about Kubecost, you can also refer to https://docs.kubecost.com/