Getting Started

Metoro is explicitly designed to be super easy to get up and running with. We think that it should take < 5 minutes to get end-to-end observability for your services. Start your timer and let's get started!

Installation

Head to Metoro and sign up with your email address.
After you log in, follow the on-screen instructions to install Metoro on your cluster. You will be prompted to select a Kubernetes cluster for the Metoro Agent installation. You have two options:
- Local Dev Cluster: This option sets up a local kubernetes cluster on your machine and installs Metoro into it. Choose this if you are starting a new project or simply trying out Metoro without installing it into a live cluster.
- Existing Cluster: This option allows you to install Metoro on an existing Kubernetes cluster that is already running, whether in the cloud, on-premises, or elsewhere. Select this option if you are setting up Metoro for a production environment.
Once you have selected your cluster, copy-paste the installation command into your terminal and hit enter.
Once the installation is complete, you will see a success message in your terminal.
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It can take a couple of minutes for Metoro to receive your cluster's data.
- If you are installing Metoro to a local dev cluster, this might take 5-10 minutes as it sets up the cluster.
- If you are installing Metoro to an existing cluster, this will take 2-3 minutes.
Once Metoro shows that it is receiving data, you can start exploring your cluster. You now have end-to-end telemetry. You should see the following screen.

Compatibility

Metoro can run on any Kubernetes cluster, whether it is on-premises, in the cloud, or managed by a cloud provider. Metoro has been running in production on the following Kubernetes distributions:

AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
K3s on mac and linux systems
Bare-metal Kubernetes installations
OpenShift clusters