Generative AI for Kubernetes(k8s) - K8sGPT

Kubernetes (K8s) has become the preferred technology for orchestrating containerized applications in the rapidly changing world of cloud computing. Developers and businesses alike love it because of its scalability and resilience. Despite its strength, Kubernetes can be difficult to manage and optimize. This is where K8sGPT, a combination of Kubernetes and Generative AI, enters the picture.

What is Kubernetes (K8s)?

An open-source platform called Kubernetes was created to simplify the deployment, scaling, and operation of application containers. It offers a robust and self-repairing technology that guarantees your apps function properly.

What is Generative AI?

A class of artificial intelligence algorithms known as “generative AI” is capable of producing original content. Text, pictures, and even code can be included in this. Because they can comprehend and produce writing that is human-like, these models—like OpenAI’s GPT-3 and llama are extremely useful for a range of tasks, such as content generation and natural language processing.

Advantages of Leveraging GenAI with Kubernetes

What is K8sGPT?

K8sGPT blends the intelligence of generative AI with the orchestration capabilities of Kubernetes. K8sGPT can improve cluster administration, optimize resource allocation, and offer automation and intelligent recommendations by utilizing GPT-3 in Kubernetes systems. Now, we will use K8sGPT + Ollama which is a Free Kubernetes Automated Diagnostic Solution further:

Installing Ollama

Ollama is an open-source large model tool that allows you to easily install and run various large models locally or in the cloud. It is very user-friendly and can be run with simple commands.On Linux, you can also install it with the official script.

Downloading and Running LLM

Llama3, one of the popular large models, was open-sourced by Meta. Llama3 is 4.7 GB, and it takes 2–4 minutes to download with a fast internet connection.

Install K8sGPT

To install K8s GPT, we use pre-build RPM solution as follows:

Configuring K8sGPT Backend

We will use the Ollama REST API as the backend for k8sgpt, serving as the inference provider. Here, we select the backend type as localai because LocalAI is compatible with the OpenAI API, and the actual provider will still be Ollama running Llama.

Testing K8sGPT

We will create an Kubernetes Deployment & Service with Docker Image as image-not-exist.

Now, we can validate the Pods, Deployment and Service are creating.

K8sGPT: Analyze the Pods

K8sGPT: Analyze the Services

Summary and Conclusions

Offering previously unheard-of capabilities in cluster administration and optimization, K8sGPT is a potent combination of Kubernetes and Generative AI. K8sGPT may automate difficult operations, offer useful insights, and improve the developer experience by utilizing GPT-3’s intelligence. K8sGPT stands out as a game-changing solution in the Kubernetes ecosystem as businesses aim for agility and efficiency in their cloud operations.

Author

Sagar Mehta is Atgen Software Solutions Founder and a recognised expert in the field of Intelligent Automation, including Robotic Process Automation, Workload Automation, DevOps, SRE and Advanced Analytics. Sagar advocates a pragmatic approach to Automation, encouraging a policy of using ‘the best tool for the job’.

Prior to co-founding Atgen Software Solutions, Sagar worked in Senior Automation roles, architecting and delivering robust, scalable solutions for many of the world’s biggest banks and working with leading Automation vendors. He developed his first automated solution in 2006 and has continued to deliver robust, scalable and sophisticated Automation ever since.

Sagar is a regular guest speaker and panellist at Automation seminars, conferences and user group events.