kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server
Scalable and efficient source of container resource metrics for Kubernetes built-in autoscaling pipelines. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 84.0
- age_days: 3389
- days_rel: 14
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
6710 stars · 2040 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Metrics Server is a scalable, efficient source of container CPU and memory resource metrics for Kubernetes built-in autoscaling pipelines. It collects metrics from Kubelets and exposes them via the Metrics API for use by the Horizontal and Vertical Pod Autoscalers and kubectl top.
Use cases
- enable cpu/memory-based horizontal pod autoscaling in kubernetes
- view pod and node resource usage with kubectl top
- feed resource metrics to the vertical pod autoscaler
- debug autoscaling pipelines in a kubernetes cluster
- collect resource metrics from kubelets at scale up to 5000 nodes
When to choose
- you need CPU/memory autoscaling (HPA/VPA) on a Kubernetes cluster
- you want a lightweight single-deployment metrics source with low resource overhead
- you want kubectl top to work in your cluster
When to avoid
- you need accurate metrics for monitoring solutions like Prometheus
- you need autoscaling based on custom or non-CPU/memory resources
- you are not running Kubernetes
Facets
service · maturity stable
monitoring api-framework monitoring cloud-computing go self-hosted cloud kubernetes metrics-server hpa vpa autoscaling resource-metrics kubectl-top cncf containers devops docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8297ad4b3966
- homepage: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/debug-application-cluster/resource-metrics-pipeline/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · dab77486b8c9
- site_page: https://kubernetes.io/docs/home · fetched 2026-08-29 · a361c9f2ae4a
- site_page: https://kubernetes.io/zh-cn/docs/tasks/debug/debug-cluster/resource-metrics-pipeline · fetched 2026-08-29 · 25351f0992ce
- site_page: https://kubernetes.io/ja/docs/tasks/debug/debug-cluster/resource-metrics-pipeline · fetched 2026-08-29 · ea38116c48ce
- site_page: https://kubernetes.io/ko/docs/tasks/debug/debug-cluster/resource-metrics-pipeline · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8392f5c8339c
- site_page: https://kubernetes.io/pt-br/docs/tasks/debug/debug-cluster/resource-metrics-pipeline · fetched 2026-08-29 · fa6a44444bd3
- site_page: https://kubernetes.io/es/docs/tasks/debug/debug-cluster/resource-metrics-pipeline · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0a9bfa1ba9e2
- site_page: https://kubernetes.io/bn/docs/concepts · fetched 2026-08-29 · 321821147f83
- site_page: https://kubernetes.io/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · b09acd589ea9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server | main | 95 |
For agents
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Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem