Install Vector using Helm
Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that facilitates the deployment and management of applications and services on Kubernetes clusters. This page covers installing and managing the Vector chart.
Adding the Helm repo
If you haven’t already, start by adding the Vector repo:
helm repo add vector https://helm.vector.dev helm repo update Agent
The Vector Agent lets you collect data from your sources and then deliver it to a variety of destinations with sinks.
Configuring
To check available Helm chart configuration options:
helm show values vector/vector This example configuration file deploys Vector as an Agent, the full default configuration can be found here. For more information about configuration options, see the configuration docs page.
cat <<-'VALUES' > values.yaml role: Agent VALUES Installing
Once you add the Vector Helm repo, and added a Vector configuration file, install the Vector Agent:
helm install vector vector/vector \ --namespace vector \ --create-namespace \ --values values.yaml Updating
Or to update the Vector Agent:
helm repo update && \ helm upgrade vector vector/vector \ --namespace vector \ --reuse-values Aggregator
The Vector Aggregator lets you transform and ship data collected by other agents. For example, it can insure that the data you are collecting is scrubbed of sensitive information, properly formatted for downstream consumers, sampled to reduce volume, and more.
Configuring
To check available Helm chart configuration options:
helm show values vector/vector The chart deploys an Aggregator by default, the full configuration can be found here. For more information about configuration options, see the Configuration docs page.
Installing
Once you add the Vector Helm repo, install the Vector Aggregator:
helm install vector vector/vector \ --namespace vector \ --create-namespace Updating
Or to update the Vector Aggregator:
helm repo update && \ helm upgrade vector vector/vector \ --namespace vector \ --reuse-values Uninstalling Vector
To uninstall the Vector helm chart:
helm uninstall vector --namespace vector View Helm Chart Source
If you’d like to clone the charts, file an Issue or submit a Pull Request, please take a look at vectordotdev/helm-charts.