Kubeblocks Observability Bootstrap Stack

KubeBlocks Observability: Bootstrap Stack

Use this path only when the environment does not already have a usable Prometheus / Grafana base.

If the cluster already has monitoring infrastructure, route to kubeblocks-observability-existing-stack instead.

Workflow

- [ ] Step 1: Confirm no existing stack should be reused
- [ ] Step 2: Install kube-prometheus-stack
- [ ] Step 3: Add scrape config for KubeBlocks clusters
- [ ] Step 4: Confirm readiness level

Step 1: Confirm No Existing Stack Should Be Reused

kubectl get pods -A | grep -E 'prometheus|grafana' || true

If Prometheus / Grafana already exists and is the team's system of record, stop and use the existing-stack path instead.

Step 2: Install kube-prometheus-stack

helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
helm repo update

helm install prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack \
  -n monitoring --create-namespace \
  --set prometheus.prometheusSpec.podMonitorSelectorNilUsesHelmValues=false \
  --set prometheus.prometheusSpec.serviceMonitorSelectorNilUsesHelmValues=false

Wait for operator, Prometheus, and Grafana pods to become ready.

Step 3: Add Scrape Config

After the stack exists, add PodMonitor / ServiceMonitor for KubeBlocks-managed database pods.

See the compatibility shim kubeblocks-setup-monitoring and the original reference file at ../kubeblocks-setup-monitoring/references/reference.md for addon-specific exporter notes.

Step 4: Confirm Readiness Level

At minimum, state whether the result is:

• metrics-ready
• scrape-ready
• dashboard-ready
• alerting-ready

Do not collapse all of these into "monitoring is ready".