# 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 dashboard 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 ```