typhoon/docs/addons/heapster.md

# Heapster

[Heapster](https://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/monitoring/) collects data from apiservers and kubelets and exposes it through a REST API. This API powers the `kubectl top` command and Kubernetes dashbard graphs.

## Create

```sh
kubectl apply -f addons/heapster -R
```

## Usage

Allow heapster to run for a few minutes, then check CPU and memory usage.

```sh
kubectl top node
kubectl top pod
```
Add concepts, tutorials, and faq docs * Add bare-metal tutorial * Add DigitalOcean tutorial * Add Google Cloud tutorial 2017-08-06 18:27:45 -07:00			`# Heapster`

Add heapster, dashboard, and CLUO addons 2017-08-27 17:20:29 -07:00			[Heapster](https://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/monitoring/) collects data from apiservers and kubelets and exposes it through a REST API. This API powers the `kubectl top` command and Kubernetes dashbard graphs.

			`## Create`

			```sh
			`kubectl apply -f addons/heapster -R`
			```

			`## Usage`

			`Allow heapster to run for a few minutes, then check CPU and memory usage.`

			```sh
			`kubectl top node`
			`kubectl top pod`
			```