featbit-deployment-kubernetes

name	featbit-deployment-kubernetes
description	Deploys FeatBit to Kubernetes using Helm Charts. Use when user mentions "Kubernetes", "Helm", "K8s", "kubectl", works with values.yaml files, asks about "cloud deployment", "AKS", "EKS", "GKE", "ingress", or needs production-grade container orchestration setup.
appliesTo	["**/values.yaml","**/values.yml","**/Chart.yaml","**/*-deployment.yaml","**/*-service.yaml","**/*-ingress.yaml","**/*-configmap.yaml","**/*-secret.yaml"]

FeatBit Kubernetes Deployment with Helm

Deploy FeatBit to Kubernetes using official Helm Charts with support for two architecture tiers, multiple service exposure methods, external databases, and auto-scaling.

📄 Complete Guide

Official Repository: https://github.com/featbit/featbit-charts

Primary Documentation: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/featbit/featbit-charts/refs/heads/main/README.md

🎯 Overview

Current Version: 0.9.1 (FeatBit App: 5.2.1)

Prerequisites:

• Kubernetes >= 1.23
• Helm >= 3.7.0
• kubectl configured

📦 Architecture Tiers

Two official deployment tiers configured via architecture.tier in values.yaml:

Standard (Default)

Database (PostgreSQL or MongoDB) with optional Redis caching.

• Database options: PostgreSQL or MongoDB (via architecture.database: "postgres" or "mongodb")
• Redis: Optional (disable with redis.enabled: false)
• Use for: All production and development environments, scales horizontally

Professional (Enterprise)

Standard tier + Kafka + ClickHouse for real-time analytics and insights.

• Use for: Enterprise deployments requiring real-time data analysis

📚 Configuration Examples

Official example configurations organized by deployment scenario:

Standard Tier Examples

Location: https://github.com/featbit/featbit-charts/tree/main/charts/featbit/examples/standard

Examples include:

• PostgreSQL + Redis configuration for local Kubernetes
• MongoDB + Redis configuration for local Kubernetes
• Service exposure methods (Ingress, LoadBalancer, NodePort)
• TLS/SSL certificate configuration

Professional Tier Examples

Location: https://github.com/featbit/featbit-charts/tree/main/charts/featbit/examples/pro

Examples include:

• Full enterprise stack with Kafka and ClickHouse
• Real-time analytics configuration
• High-availability setup

Azure AKS Production Examples

Location: https://github.com/featbit/featbit-charts/tree/main/charts/featbit/examples/aks

Examples include:

• Complete Azure AKS production deployment
• NGINX Ingress controller setup
• cert-manager for TLS certificates
• Azure managed services integration (Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Managed Redis)

All Examples

Location: https://github.com/featbit/featbit-charts/tree/main/charts/featbit/examples

Browse all available configuration examples for different deployment scenarios and cloud providers.

🔄 Upgrading & Migrations

⚠️ Important: Starting from v0.9.0, database migrations are NOT automatic.

• Migration Scripts: https://github.com/featbit/featbit-charts/tree/main/migration
• Migration Guide: Review migration/RELEASE-v{version}.md before upgrading

🔗 Key Resources

• Values Reference: https://github.com/featbit/featbit-charts/blob/main/charts/featbit/values.yaml
• Chart README: https://github.com/featbit/featbit-charts/blob/main/README.md
• FeatBit Documentation: https://docs.featbit.co
• Main Repository: https://github.com/featbit/featbit