EasyTrade installation on free kubernetes platform for Dynatrace monitoring modes Testing

[helton_harada]

Hi Everyone!

I would like to test Kubernetes monitoring modes (cloudnativefullstack, application monitoring, host monitoring, fullstack monitoring...etc).

To achieve that, it is necessary a low-cost kubernetes cluster (ideally free) to install Easytrade application (https://github.com/Dynatrace/easytrade/tree/main) for my own, a personnal kubernetes cluster (admin privileges).

Once Easytrade is running, it would be possible to test Dynatrace implementation on it.

Does anyone have any tips?

[bsnurka · Accepted solution]

I've found it personally easiest to stand up a local K8s Cluster using Docker for Windows + Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Provides a free single node K8s Cluster that can run DT Operator as needed for testing/validation: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/05/21/wsl-docker-kubernetes-on-the-windows-desktop/

There is K3s if we want a RaspberryPi based K8s Cluster. 

[helton_harada]

Hi @bsnurka ! My first idea was to use Kind or even Minikube too, but I was trying to avoid them because I don't know if EasyTrade application would work it...besides, in real situations, we run applications in full multi-nodes k8s. 

Have you ever tried implement a DT Operator for monitoring them?

I've heard about a free tier in Oracle Cloud, where we can get up to 24 GB memory total, dividing amoung up to 4 instances...Maybe It would be possible to implement a k8s. I don't know whether it still a valid offer.