ClickHouse / ClickHouse/ClickStack-helm-charts
Feature Request: ConfigMap-based Dashboard Provisioning (Grafana-style sidecar)
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Description
Feature Request
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### Description
Add support for automatically provisioning dashboards from Kubernetes ConfigMaps, similar to Grafana's sidecar provisioner approach. This would enable GitOps workflows and Infrastructure-as-Code management of HyperDX dashboards.
### Use Case
As a DevOps engineer managing ClickStack on Kubernetes, I want to:
- Store dashboard JSON files in Git alongside my infrastructure code
- Deploy dashboards declaratively via ConfigMaps or Helm values
- Automatically sync dashboard changes without manual UI interaction
- Maintain consistency across multiple environments (dev/staging/prod)
### Proposed Solution
A sidecar container (or init container) that:
1. Watches a ConfigMap or a mounted volume for dashboard JSON files
2. Automatically imports/updates dashboards in HyperDX via the API
3. Optionally supports annotations to control behavior (e.g., folder assignment, overwrite policy)
**Example usage:**
```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
name: hyperdx-dashboards
labels:
hyperdx-dashboard: "true"
data:
k8s-overview.json: |
{ "name": "Kubernetes Overview", "charts": [...] }
```
### Alternatives Considered
- Manual import via UI (not scalable, not GitOps-friendly)
- Custom Job/CronJob calling the dashboard API (works but requires custom implementation per deployment)
- Direct MongoDB seeding (fragile, bypasses API validation)
### References
- Grafana sidecar provisioner:
- HyperDX Dashboard API:
- Recent dashboard import/export feature (Sept 2025):
### Environment
- Deployment: Kubernetes (RKE2)
- Helm chart: `clickstack/clickstack`
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