Clusters

Kovra supports two types of Kubernetes clusters: Bring Your Own Cluster (BYOC) and Managed Clusters.

Bring Your Own Cluster (BYOC)

Connect existing Kubernetes clusters by providing a kubeconfig. Kovra installs a lightweight agent that enables:

• Application deployments
• Monitoring and metrics collection
• Namespace management
• Secret and ConfigMap management

Connecting a Cluster

1. Navigate to Clusters and click Add Cluster
2. Upload your kubeconfig or paste the connection details
3. Test the connection
4. The agent will be installed automatically

Managed Clusters

Kovra can provision fully managed Kubernetes clusters on your cloud provider:

• AWS EKS — Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
• GCP GKE — Google Kubernetes Engine

Creating a Managed Cluster

1. Navigate to Clusters and click Create Managed Cluster
2. Select your cloud provider and region
3. Choose a tier (Starter, Standard, Production)
4. Configure node pools
5. Kovra provisions the cluster automatically

Monitoring Clusters

Each cluster has a monitoring dashboard showing node health, resource usage, and pod status. See Monitoring for details.