Install Kubernetes collectors Documentation

Registration

Create the cluster enrollment first

Open Collectors and create a Kubernetes cluster enrollment.
Copy the cluster ID and one-time enrollment token.
Create the namespace and store the token in a Kubernetes Secret, not a Helm values file.

Shell

kubectl create namespace pcapillary
kubectl -n pcapillary create secret generic pcapillary-bootstrap \
  --from-literal=token='TOKEN_FROM_PCAPILLARY'

Current release

Download collector release v0.1.9

Copy a direct package URL or a complete curl command for the target system.

Target	Package	Copy
Kubernetes Helm chart	`pcapillary-collector-0.1.9.tgz`
Checksums	`SHA256SUMS`

View release v0.1.9 on GitHub or browse all releases.

Installation

Install the collector DaemonSet

Shell

VERSION=0.1.9
curl -fLO https://github.com/qwerty-iot/pcapillary-releases/releases/download/v0.1.9/pcapillary-collector-0.1.9.tgz
curl -fLO https://github.com/qwerty-iot/pcapillary-releases/releases/download/v0.1.9/SHA256SUMS
grep "pcapillary-collector-$VERSION.tgz" SHA256SUMS | sha256sum --check -

helm upgrade --install pcapillary-collector ./pcapillary-collector-$VERSION.tgz \
  --namespace pcapillary \
  --set backend.url=https://pcapillary.example.com \
  --set cluster.id=CLUSTER_ID_FROM_PCAPILLARY \
  --set bootstrap.existingSecret=pcapillary-bootstrap

kubectl -n pcapillary rollout status daemonset/pcapillary-collector

The default runs on every schedulable Linux node, tracks all namespaces, uses host networking, and captures the configured host interface. It does not enter pod network namespaces.

Verification

Confirm the collector is online

Return to Collectors.
Confirm the expected Kubernetes nodes and interfaces appear.
Review the DaemonSet logs if a collector remains offline.
Run a short test capture after registration succeeds.