K8s Observability Skill

K8s Observability

VictoriaMetrics v1.133.0 + Loki v3.6.3 + Grafana v12.3.1. (Updated: January 2026). All scripts are idempotent - uses helm upgrade --install.

Known Issues

| Issue | Affected | Workaround | |-------|----------|------------| | Memory leak with OpenTelemetry | vmagent, vmsingle, vminsert | Skip affected versions or build from master |

LTS Versions

VictoriaMetrics LTS releases (12 months support):

v1.122.x - Current LTS
v1.110.x - Previous LTS (support ends 2026-07)

Modes

| Tier | Retention | Storage | |------|-----------|--------| | minimal/small | 7-14 days | 10-20GB | | medium/production | 30 days | 50-100GB |

Installation

See component references for tier-based installation:

references/victoriametrics.md
references/loki.md
references/grafana.md

Reference Files

references/victoriametrics.md - VictoriaMetrics setup
references/loki.md - Loki log aggregation
references/grafana.md - Grafana dashboards
references/alerting.md - Alerting configuration
references/light-mode.md - Light mode setup

Agent Skills: K8s Observability

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