Requirements
Below are the requirements for deploying Pixie to your Kubernetes (K8s) cluster.
Please refer to the install guides for information on how to install Pixie to your K8s cluster.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes v1.16+ is required.
Production Environments
| K8s Environment | Support |
|---|---|
| GKE | Supported |
| EKS | Supported (includes support on Bottlerocket AMIs) |
| AKS | Supported |
| Self-hosted | Generally supported, see requirements below including Linux kernel version. |
Local Development Environments
For local development, we recommend using Minikube with a VM driver (kvm2 on Linux, hyperkit on Mac). Note that Kubernetes environments that run inside a container are not currently supported.
| K8s Environment | Support |
|---|---|
Minikube with driver=kvm2 | Supported |
Minikube with driver=hyperkit | Supported |
Minikube with driver=docker | Not Supported |
Minikube with driver=none | Not Supported |
| Kind | Not Supported |
| Docker Desktop | Not supported |
Memory
Memory requirements for your cluster nodes are as follows:
| Minimum | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | 2GiB | To accommodate application pods, 8GiB+ is recommended. |
CPU
Pixie requires an x86-64 architecture.
| Support | |
|---|---|
| x86-64 | Supported |
| ARM | Not supported |
Operating System
Pixie runs on Linux nodes only.
| Support | Version | |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Supported | v4.14+ |
| Windows | Not Supported | Not in roadmap |
Linux Distributions
The following is a list of Linux distributions that have been tested.
| Version | |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 18.04+ |
| Debian | 10+ |
| RHEL | 8+ |
| COS | 73+ |
Pixie may also work on other distributions.
Network Traffic
Pixie's Vizier Module sends outgoing HTTPS/2 requests to withpixie.ai:443.
For an explanation of what data is sent over this connection, see Pixie's Data Transfer Modes section.