Quickstart

This page guides you to install Dynatrace components within a minute on your Kubernetes cluster in order to quickly benefit from the Dynatrace observability & analytics platform.

Before you begin

Before installing Dynatrace on your Kubernetes cluster, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

  • Your kubectl CLI is connected to the Kubernetes cluster that you want to monitor.
  • You have sufficient privileges on the monitored cluster to run kubectl or oc commands.

Cluster setup and configuration

  • You must allow egress for Dynatrace pods (default: Dynatrace namespace) to your Dynatrace environment URL.

  • For OpenShift Dedicated, you need the cluster-admin role.

  • Helm installation Use Helm version 3.

Supported versions

See supported Kubernetes/OpenShift platform versions and distributions.

Deploy Dynatrace Operator

Latest Dynatrace

  1. Go to Kubernetes Kubernetes (new).

  2. Select Add cluster in the upper-right corner of the page.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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kubernetes-log-module

When analyzing Kubernetes logs, the default option to ingest the logs is with Dynatrace Log Module. The module is preconfigured to automatically detect and ingest logs from stdout/stderr streams. For extended configurations, see Stream Kubernetes logs with OneAgent Log Module.

kubernetes-configurations

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Deployment options

Determine the recommended deployment option for your intended setup based on your requirements.

Integrations

Leverage open source components to ingest additional observability signals into Dynatrace.

How it works

Familiarize yourself with Dynatrace components that are deployed in your Kubernetes cluster.

Guides

Learn how you can configure Dynatrace Operator to support specific use cases.

Get actionable answers

Start to analyze your Kubernetes clusters and containerized Apps with Dynatrace and benefit from actionable answers.

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