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What to expect​

Flightcrew collects data from Kubernetes environments via a pod called the Control Tower (see architecture diagram).

To install Flightcrew, follow the steps in this guide:

  1. (15 minutes) Configure your observability tool so the Control Tower is able to read metrics from it.
  2. (5 minutes) Install our helm chart to run the Control Tower on your cluster(s). The pod is lightweight, using 0.1 CPU and 150Mi memory on average.
  3. (5 minutes) To get the most out of Flightcrew...
    • Install our GitHub App to surface recommendations by creating and comment on PRs.
    • Install our GitHub Copilot Extension to get recommendations directly in your IDE.
    • Install our Slack App for weekly summaries and opportunities.

After a successful installation, resources and metrics will begin to populate in the Flightcrew dashboard and it'll begin to run analyses:

  • (5 minutes after install) Flightcrew will perform static analyses on configs to check for best practices in security, reliability, compatibility, etc.
  • (2-4 hours after install) Flightcrew builds an understanding of the cloud infrastructure and begins to make recommendations, which will continue to improve with time after gathering more and more data.

Supported Platforms​

Cloud Environments​

PlatformEnvironmentSupport
KubernetesAWS (EKS)Supported
KubernetesGoogle Cloud (GKE)Supported
KubernetesAzure (AKS)Early Access
KubernetesSelf-hostedSupported
ServerlessAWS LambdaComing Soon
ServerlessGoogle AppEngineEarly Access
ServerlessGoogle Cloud RunEarly Access
ComputeAWS EC2Coming Soon
ComputeGoogle Compute EngineEarly Access

If you're interested in Early Access for Flightcrew on Serverless or Compute platforms, reach out at hello@flightcrew.io and we can work on getting you set up.

Observability​

ProviderSupport
DatadogSupported
PrometheusSupported
New RelicComing Soon
StackdriverSupported
Sumo LogicSupported

System Requirements​

Tools for installation: