### Metrics Agent Kubernetes Command Help

Source: https://github.com/cloudability/metrics-agent/blob/master/README.md

Displays the help information for the `metrics-agent kubernetes` command, outlining its usage and available flags. This is useful for understanding how to configure and run the agent for Kubernetes.

```sh
metrics-agent kubernetes --help
Command to collect Kubernetes Metrics

Usage:
  metrics-agent kubernetes [flags]

Flags:
      --api_key string                           Cloudability api key. Not recommended to store as environment variable, instead use CLOUDABILITY_API_KEY_FILEPATH
      --api_key_filepath                         Path to the file where the api key is stored, ex: /etc/secrets/CLOUDABILITY_API_KEY 
      --certificate_file string                  The path to a certificate file. - Optional
      --cluster_name string                      Kubernetes Cluster Name - required this must be unique to every cluster.
      --collection_retry_limit uint              Number of times agent should attempt to gather metrics from each source upon a failure (default 1)
  -h, --help                                     help for kubernetes
      --insecure                                 When true, does not verify certificates when making TLS connections. Default: False
      --key_file string                          The path to a key file. - Optional
      --outbound_proxy string                    Outbound HTTP/HTTPS proxy eg: http://x.x.x.x:8080. Must have a scheme prefix (http:// or https://) - Optional
      --outbound_proxy_auth string               Outbound proxy basic authentication credentials. Must defined in the form username:password - Optional
      --outbound_proxy_insecure                  When true, does not verify TLS certificates when using the outbound proxy. Default: False
      --use_proxy_for_getting_upload_url_only    When true, the specified proxy will be set for requests to get upload urls for metrics, but not for actually uploading metrics. Default: False

      --force_kube_proxy                         When true, forces agent to use the proxy to connect to nodes rather than attempting a direct connection. Default: False
      --poll_interval int                        Time, in seconds, to poll the services infrastructure. Default: 180 (default 180)
      --namespace string                         The namespace which the agent runs in. Changing this is not recommended. (default `cloudability`)
      --informer_resync_interval int             The amount of time, in hours, between informer resyncs. (default 24)
      --number_of_concurrent_node_pollers int    The number of goroutines that are created to poll node metrics in parallel. (default `100`)
      --parse_metric_data bool                   When true, core files will be parsed and non-relevant data will be removed prior to upload. (default `false`)
      --https_client_timeout int                 Amount (in seconds) of time the https client has before timing out requests. (default `60`)
      --upload_region                            The region the metrics-agent will upload data to. (default `us-west-2`)
Global Flags:
      --log_format string   Format for log output (JSON,PLAIN) (default "PLAIN")
      --log_level string    Log level to run the agent at (INFO,WARN,DEBUG) (default "INFO")

```

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### Export API Key and Deploy Locally

Source: https://github.com/cloudability/metrics-agent/blob/master/README.md

Export your Cloudability API key as an environment variable and then run the local deployment command. Ensure you have a valid API key before proceeding.

```sh
export CLOUDABILITY_API_KEY={your_api_key}
make deploy-local
```

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