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# Install Kubecost
Install Kubecost

Amazon EKS supports Kubecost, which you can use to monitor your costs broken down by Kubernetes resources including Pods, nodes, namespaces, and labels. This topic covers installing Kubecost, and accessing the Kubecost dashboard.

Amazon EKS provides an Amazon optimized bundle of Kubecost for cluster cost visibility. You can use your existing Amazon support agreements to obtain support. For more information about the available versions of Kubecost, see [Learn more about Kubecost](cost-monitoring-kubecost-bundles.md).

**Note**  
Kubecost v3 introduces major architectural improvements including dramatically faster performance and enhanced automation capabilities. [Learn more about Kubecost v3. ](cost-monitoring-kubecost-bundles.md#kubecost-v3)   
Kubecost v2 introduces several major new features. [Learn more about Kubecost v2. ](cost-monitoring-kubecost-bundles.md#kubecost-v2) 

For more information about Kubecost, see the [Kubecost](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/kubecost/self-hosted/3.x) documentation and [Frequently asked questions](cost-monitoring-kubecost-bundles.md#cost-monitoring-faq).

## Install Amazon EKS optimized Kubecost bundle


You can use one of the following procedures to install the *Amazon EKS optimized Kubecost bundle*:
+ Before start, it is recommended to review [Kubecost - Architecture Overview](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/kubecost/self-hosted/3.x?topic=installations-amazon-eks-integration) to understand how Kubecost works on Amazon EKS.
+ If you are new to Amazon EKS, we recommend that you use the Amazon EKS add-on for the installation because it simplifies the *Amazon EKS optimized Kubecost bundle* installation. For more information, see [Deploying Kubecost on an Amazon EKS cluster using Amazon EKS add-on](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/kubecost/self-hosted/3.x?topic=installations-amazon-eks-integration#ariaid-title3).
+ To customize the installation, you might configure your *Amazon EKS optimized Kubecost bundle* with Helm. For more information, see [Deploying Kubecost on an Amazon EKS cluster using Helm](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/kubecost/self-hosted/3.x?topic=installations-amazon-eks-integration#ariaid-title8) in the *Kubecost documentation*.

**Important**  
For Kubecost v3, the Helm chart location has changed to `public.ecr.aws/kubecost/kubecost`. If you are upgrading from v2, update your Helm repository references accordingly.

**Note**  
For multi-cluster deployments with Kubecost v3, you need S3-compatible object storage (Amazon S3 for EKS customers) for metrics storage. This replaces the Prometheus-compatible storage used in v2. For more information, see [Multi-Cluster Installation](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/kubecost/self-hosted/3.x?topic=installation-multi-cluster) in the Kubecost documentation.

## Access Kubecost dashboard


Once the *Amazon EKS optimized Kubecost bundle* setup done, you should have access to Kubecost dashboard. For more information, see [Access Kubecost Dashboard](cost-monitoring-kubecost-dashboard.md).