Helm value reference
In this section, you can find reference documentation to help you customize the Helm values for various Gloo Platform components.
Gloo Platform Helm chart components
In Gloo Platform version 2.3 and later, all Gloo Platform components are available in a single gloo-platform Helm chart. To learn how to update the Helm values in your installation, see the upgrade guide.
Configuration options for the ‘gloo-platform’ Helm chart are organized into the following sections.
| Component section | Description |
|---|---|
| common | Common values shared across components. When applicable, these can be overridden in specific components. |
| experimental | Experimental features for Gloo Platform. Disabled by default. Do not use in production. |
| extAuthService | Configuration for the Gloo external authentication service. |
| glooAgent | Configuration for the Gloo agent. |
| glooMgmtServer | Configuration for the Gloo management server. |
| glooPortalServer | Configuration for the Gloo Platform Portal server deployment. |
| glooRedis | Configuration for the default Redis instance. |
| glooUi | Configuration for the Gloo UI. |
| glooNetwork | Gloo Network configuration options. |
| istioInstallations | Configuration for deploying managed Istio control plane and gateway installations by using the Istio lifecycle manager. |
| legacyMetricsPipeline | Configuration for the legacy metrics pipeline, which is unsupported in Gloo Platform version 2.4 and later. |
| licensing | Gloo Platform product licenses. |
| telemetryCollector | Configuration for the Gloo Platform Telemetry Collector. See the OpenTelemetry Helm chart for the complete set of values. |
| telemetryCollectorCustomization | Optional customization for the Gloo Platform Telemetry Collector. |
| telemetryGateway | Configuration for the Gloo Platform Telemetry Gateway. See the OpenTelemetry Helm chart for the complete set of values. |
| telemetryGatewayCustomization | Optional customization for the Gloo Platform Telemetry Gateway. |
| prometheus | Helm values for configuring Prometheus. See the Prometheus Helm chart for the complete set of values. |
| rateLimiter | Configuration for the Gloo rate limiting service. |
| sidecarAccel | Experimental: Configuration for eBPF sidecar acceleration. Do not use in production. |
Legacy Gloo Helm chart components
In Gloo Platform version 2.3 and later, the ‘gloo-mesh-enterpise’, ‘gloo-mesh-agent’, ‘gloo-mesh-managed-installations’, and other included Helm charts are considered legacy. If you installed Gloo Platform by using these legacy Helm charts, or if you used ‘meshctl’ version 2.2 or earlier to install Gloo Platform, migrate your legacy installation to the new ‘gloo-platform’ Helm chart.
The following table provides an overview of the legacy Gloo Helm chart components. You might want to modify some of these charts’ values for your Gloo setup.
| Helm chart | Component | Prefix | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| gloo-mesh-enterprise | Management server | glooMeshMgmtServer | A component of the Gloo Platform chart to deploy the management server on the management cluster. |
| gloo-mesh-enterprise | UI | glooMeshUi | A component of the Gloo Platform chart to render the UI that you can launch with the meshctl dashboard command. |
| gloo-mesh-enterprise | Redis | glooMeshRedis | An optional component of the Gloo Platform chart to store the ID tokens you use to log in to the UI. |
| gloo-mesh-agent | Agent | glooMeshAgent | The Gloo agent, deployed on each workload cluster. |
| gloo-mesh-managed-installations | Managed Istio installations | managedInstallations | An optional subchart for managed installations of Istio control planes and gateways in workload clusters. |
| ext-auth-service | External auth | ext-auth-service | An optional subchart of the enterprise server or agent Helm charts to configure the settings of the Gloo external auth service. |
| rate-limiter | Rate limiting | rate-limiter | An optional subchart of the enterprise server or agent Helm charts to configure the settings of the Gloo rate limiting service. |