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kube-state-metrics

by Kubernetes SIGs
Observability

Deploys the upstream prometheus-community/kube-state-metrics chart from Kubernetes SIGs. kube-state-metrics is a simple service that listens to the Kubernetes API server and generates metrics about the state of the objects (Deployments, Pods, Nodes, Services, and more). It focuses on the overall state of the cluster rather than the health of individual components, and is designed to be scraped by Prometheus.

Key features

Upstream Kubernetes SIGs chart

Vendored from prometheus-community/kube-state-metrics — the canonical chart used across the Kubernetes ecosystem.

Object state metrics

Exposes metrics derived from Kubernetes objects and their current state on /metrics (port 8080) and /metrics (telemetry on port 8081).

Prometheus-ready endpoints

Optional ServiceMonitor integrates directly with the Prometheus Operator (set prometheus.monitor.enabled=true).

Low-overhead observability

Tracks cluster state changes without instrumenting individual workloads.


Pricing

Additional Nebius infrastructure costs may apply. Use the Nebius Pricing Page to estimate your infrastructure costs.

Self-managed

kube-state-metrics on Kubernetes

Deploy the upstream prometheus-community/kube-state-metrics chart to expose Kubernetes object state as Prometheus metrics.

Free
Charged for resources
Setup time10+ minutes
ScalingAuto
MaintenanceSelf-managed (cluster)
Deploy
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  • Architecture review & sizing
  • Hands-on deploy session
  • 30 days of follow-up support
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Security & compliance

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Nebius meets a broad set of security and compliance standards. Fine-grained IAM controls, audit logs, and encrypted storage are available out of the box — so teams can meet security requirements without additional tooling.

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Support

Application support

Provided by Kubernetes SIGs. See the documentation and project links above.

Infrastructure support

Provided by Nebius for the underlying cloud infrastructure.