[MacOsX] – How to install Prometheus, Grafana, and AlertManager in Minikube?

Pre-requirements:

Have the Minikube installed and working already. See the post How to install Minikube with UI in the MacOsX? in order to achieve it.

Steps to install

• Run the following command:

minikube delete && minikube start –vm-driver hyperkit –kubernetes-version=v1.14.4 –memory=4096 –bootstrapper=kubeadm –extra-config=kubelet.authentication-token-webhook=true –extra-config=kubelet.authorization-mode=Webhook –extra-config=scheduler.address=0.0.0.0 –extra-config=controller-manager.address=0.0.0.0

NOTE: If you are not using hyperkit just change the  –vm-driver or do not add it to use the default one.

• Run :

minikube addons disable metrics-server

• Clone the project https://github.com/coreos/kube-prometheus
• Then, run the following command until all be succeeded:

kubectl create -f manifests/

Prometheus:

• Run the following command to expose the Prometheus UI/service.

kubectl –namespace monitoring port-forward svc/prometheus-k8s 9090

• Then, access the Prometheus via http://localhost:9090

Grafana

• Run the following command to expose the Grafana UI/service.

$ kubectl --namespace monitoring port-forward svc/grafana 3000

• Then access via http://localhost:3000 and use the default grafana user:password of admin:admin.

Alert Manager

• Run the following command to expose the Alert Manager UI/service.

$ kubectl --namespace monitoring port-forward svc/alertmanager-main 9093