How to Install ClusterCost in 30 Seconds Using the CLI

ClusterCost installs from the terminal with one command and zero dashboard wrangling. Here’s the exact flow to get cost per namespace in minutes.

Quick start

npx clustercost@cli install --provider eks \
  --price-sheet ./prices/us-east-1.yaml \
  --namespace clustercost

• Works with kubeconfig context you’re already using.
• Auto-detects node types and applies your price sheet (on-demand + spot).
• No extra DBs or storage classes; a single Go agent does the work.
• Uses sane resource defaults (<150MB memory, <100m CPU steady).

Verify it’s running

kubectl -n clustercost get pods
npx clustercost@cli status
npx clustercost@cli report --top 5

You’ll see cost per namespace, waste %, and egress leaders.

Common tweaks

• --price-sheet https://... to pull a remote sheet per region.
• --audit to run read-only and auto-uninstall after a report.
• --with-egress to enable network cost collection if you need it.
• --json for pipeline-friendly output.

Clean uninstall

npx clustercost@cli uninstall

Keeping install simple is the point: cost visibility should not require its own platform.***