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