# Monitor Your Kubernetes Cluster

> **📝 Note**: Studio’s monitoring capabilities have been superseded by this enhanced cluster monitoring solution.Studio is not intended as a comprehensive monitoring solution and therefore lacks the features of similar third-party tools. SingleStore recommends exploring these supported [third-party tools](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/connect-to-singlestore.md), which have been tested by SingleStore and are likely familiar to developers. These tools offer advanced features, improved performance, and specialized capabilities for managing complex database operations, and can provide increased efficiency and a smoother workflow\.Should you encounter any issues with these tools, or require further assistance, please contact SingleStore [Support](https://support.singlestore.com).

## Overview

SingleStore’s native monitoring solution is designed to capture and reveal SingleStore cluster events over time. By analyzing this event data, you can identify trends and, if necessary, take action to remediate issues.

## Terminology

Throughout this guide, the cluster that is being monitored is referred to as the “Source” cluster, and the cluster that stores the monitoring data is referred to as the “Metrics” cluster. The database that stores monitoring data is referred to as the `metrics` database.

## High-Level Architecture

![Cluster monitoring architecture graphic.](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltac01ee6daa3a1e14/blt366a27792ff23c88/6a2c4355e00e141f92bbd77c/cluster_monitoring_hl_architecture-W4qs6p.png)

In SingleStore’s native monitoring solution, the Metrics cluster utilizes a SingleStore pipeline to pull the data from the exporter process on the Source cluster and store it in a database named `metrics`. Note that this `metrics` database can either reside within the same cluster as the Source cluster, or within a dedicated cluster.

When these event data is then analyzed through the provided Grafana dashboards, trends can be identified and, if necessary, actions taken to remediate issues.

The provided Grafana dashboards include:

| **Dashboard**                  | **Description**                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Cluster View                   | Provides a “bird's-eye view” of a singleSingleStorecluster.                                             |
| Detailed Cluster View by Node  | Provides a view into resource utilization by node.                                                      |
| Historical Workload Monitoring | Statistics for parameterized query execution including run count, time spent, and resource utilization. |
| Memory Usage                   | Granular breakdown of memory use for a node.                                                            |

## Prerequisites

* A SingleStore 7.3 or later cluster deployed via Kubernetes Operator to monitor (the Source cluster); SingleStore 8.5 or later to collect [trace events](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/query-data/query-tuning/query-history.md).
* Optional: A separate SingleStore 7.3 or later cluster deployed via a Kubernetes Operator used to collect monitoring data (the Metrics cluster); SingleStore 8.5 or later to collect [trace events](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/query-data/query-tuning/query-history.md).

## Monitoring License

If the size of the cluster is one or more license units, a paid license (Standard or Enterprise) is required. Refer to [General](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/introduction/faqs/general.md) for more information.

## In this section

* [Configure Cluster Monitoring with the Operator](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/singlestore-operator-reference/monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster/configure-cluster-monitoring-with-the-operator.md)
* [Connect Data Visualization Tools](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/singlestore-operator-reference/monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster/connect-data-visualization-tools.md)
* [View the Dashboards](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/singlestore-operator-reference/monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster/view-the-dashboards.md)
* [Troubleshoot Your Monitoring Setup](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/singlestore-operator-reference/monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster/troubleshoot-your-monitoring-setup.md)
* [Migrate Monitoring from HTTP to HTTPS](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/singlestore-operator-reference/monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster/migrate-monitoring-from-http-to-https.md)

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Modified at: April 17, 2026

Source: [/db/v9.1/reference/singlestore-operator-reference/monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/singlestore-operator-reference/monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster/)

(An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)