# aws-cloudwatch-metrics

A helm chart for CloudWatch Agent to Collect Cluster Metrics

## Installing the Chart

Add the EKS repository to Helm:

```sh
helm repo add eks https://aws.github.io/eks-charts
```

Install or upgrading aws-cloudwatch-metrics chart with default configuration:

```sh
helm upgrade --install aws-cloudwatch-metrics \
    --namespace amazon-cloudwatch eks/aws-cloudwatch-metrics \
    --set clusterName=my-eks-cluster
```

## Configuration

| Parameter | Description | Default | Required |
| - | - | - | -
| `image.repository` | Image to deploy | `amazon/cloudwatch-agent` | ✔
| `image.tag` | Image tag to deploy | `1.247345.36b249270`
| `image.pullPolicy` | Pull policy for the image | `IfNotPresent` | ✔
| `clusterName` | Name of your cluster | `cluster_name` | ✔
| `serviceAccount.create` | Whether a new service account should be created | `true` |
| `serviceAccount.name` | Service account to be used | |
| `hostNetwork` | Allow to use the network namespace and network resources of the node | `false` |
| `nodeSelector` | Node labels for pod assignment	 | {} |
| `tolerations` | Optional deployment tolerations	 | {} |
| `annotations` | Optional pod annotations	 | {} |
| `containerdSockPath` | Path to containerd' socket | /run/containerd/containerd.sock |
| `priorityClassName` | Optional priorityClassName	 | |
| `statsd.enabled` | Whether the cloudwatch agent should listen for statsd metrics	 | `false` |
| `statsd.port` | The port listening for statsd metrics | `8125` |
| `statsd.protocol` | The protocol used for statsd metrics | `UDP` |
| `statsd.cloudwatch_namespace` | Optional custom Cloudwatch namespace for statsd metrics | |
| `statsd.metrics_aggregation_interval` | Optional cutom metrics aggregation interval for statsd metrics | |
| `statsd.metrics_collection_interval` | Optional custom metrics collection interval for statsd metrics | |