Kubernetes

There are two different deployment targets for deploying to Kubernetes using Octopus Deploy, the Kubernetes Agent and the Kubernetes API targets.

The following table summarizes the key differences between the two targets.

	Kubernetes Agent	Kubernetes API
Connection method	Polling agent in cluster	Direct API communication
Setup complexity	Generally simpler	Requires more setup
Security	No need to configure firewall No need to provide external access to cluster	Depends on the cluster configuration
Requires workers	No	Yes
Requires public IP	No	Yes
Requires service account in Octopus	No	Yes
Limit deployments to a namespace	Yes	No
Planned support for upcoming observability features	Yes	No
Recommended usage scenario	For deployments and maintenance tasks (runbooks) on Kubernetes If you want to run a worker on Kubernetes (to deploy to other targets)	If you cannot install an agent on a cluster
Step configuration	Simple (you need to specify target tag)	More complex (requires target tags, workers, execution container images)
Maintenance	Upgradeable via Octopus Server No need to add and manage credentials	You need to update/rotate credentials Requires worker maintenance updates

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Page updated on Wednesday, April 24, 2024