K8sGPT - Giving Kubernetes Superpowers to Everyone

Configuration File

K8sGPT uses a YAML configuration file to manage its settings. By default, it looks for a file named k8sgpt.yaml in your home directory, but you can specify a different location using the --config flag.

Basic Configuration

Here's a basic configuration example:

apiVersion: v1
kind: K8sGPT
metadata:
  name: k8sgpt
spec:
  backend: openai
  model: gpt-3.5-turbo
  baseURL: https://api.openai.com/v1
  secretRef:
    name: k8sgpt-secret
  analysis:
    interval: 5m
    namespace: k8sgpt

Configuration Options

Backend

Specify the AI backend to use. Supported options:

openai
azureopenai
localai
anthropic
cohere

Model

The specific model to use with the selected backend. Examples:

gpt-3.5-turbo (OpenAI)
gpt-4 (OpenAI)
claude-2 (Anthropic)
command (Cohere)

Analysis Settings

interval: How frequently K8sGPT performs analysis (e.g., "30s", "5m", "1h")
namespace: The namespace where K8sGPT will run its analysis

Secret Management

Store your API keys securely using Kubernetes secrets:

kubectl create secret generic k8sgpt-secret \
  --from-literal=api-key=your-api-key

Advanced Configuration

Filters

Configure which resources to analyze and which to ignore:

spec:
  filters:
    - Pod
    - Service
    - Deployment
    - Ingress

Output Format

Customize the output format of analysis results:

json
yaml
table (default)

Cache Settings

Configure caching behavior for analysis results:

spec:
  noCache: false  # Enable/disable caching
  cache:
    ttl: 1h      # Cache time-to-live

K8sGPT CLI Configuration