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.

Prerequisites

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 or to your Environment ActiveGate
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.

Start with Full Kubernetes observability

You will get insights and actionable answers into your Kubernetes platform as well as your Kubernetes Apps by deploying Dynatrace for Full Kubernetes Observability in classic full stack mode.

In the Dynatrace menu go to Kubernetes.
Select Connect automatically via Dynatrace Operator.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Next steps

That's all there is to it! Start analyzing your Kubernetes cluster and workloads with Dynatrace!

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Get actionable answers

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

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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.