> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.infra.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.infra.app/features/cpu-and-memory-utilization.md).

# CPU & memory utilization

### Overview

Infra App provides real-time information about cluster and workload utilization, so you can identify how resources such as CPU and Memory are being used and reserved across your Kubernetes cluster.

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**Metrics Server Required**

CPU & memory utilization will work out of the box with most clusters. For real-time usage metrics, you'll need to make sure the official Kubernetes [metrics server](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/metrics-server) is installed. Many cloud Kubernetes providers such as GKE include it by default.
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### Resource utilization

In the main view, Infra App shows the resource utilization of each resource at a glance. Infra App automatically adds up all the resources used by all pods of your resource, so you can view the total footprint of your workload across the cluster:

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**To view top resources by utilization,** click on **CPU Usage** or **Memory Usage** in the table to sort the resources:

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### Individual resource utilization

By clicking on an individual resource, you can see more details about its CPU & Memory utilization:

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**Hint:** CPU & Memory Percent is calculated by comparing the workload's usage against (in order):

* Requests (if set)
* Limits (if set)
* Total cluster capacity
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To further view a resource's utilization breakdown by pod, the pod table includes the utilization per-pod:

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### Cluster Utilization

In the utilization view, Infra App shows what percent your Kubernetes cluster's resources are being used:

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In this case, the cluster is almost out of CPU requests, meaning that future resources may not be successfully deployed by Kubernetes.

### Node Utilization

In the utilization view, Infra App includes a list of nodes with CPU & Memory utilization included. You can switch between usage, requests and limits to compare different utilization metrics for your nodes.

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Clicking on a node in the table, you'll see the node's utilization at a glance:

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Lastly, a list of pods on the node view can show you how resources are allocated on this node:

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