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Configure Flux CD#

Lens premium subscription feature. See details on Lens Pricing.

Lens K8S IDE detects Flux from the custom resource definitions (CRDs) in your cluster and adds a Flux entry to the cluster navigator. Beyond a premium subscription, there is no setup inside Lens K8S IDE. To see reconciliation status and activity, the Flux controllers must be running in the cluster.

You need a Plus, Pro, or Enterprise subscription plan, or a Personal subscription with an active trial (see Lens Pricing ), and a connected cluster with the Flux controllers and their CRDs installed (source.toolkit.fluxcd.io, kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io, helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io, and related groups).

Lens K8S IDE includes a Helm charts browser, so you can install Flux without leaving the app. In the cluster navigator, select Helm > Charts, search for a Flux chart, and install it. For details, see Manage Helm charts. For other installation methods, see the Flux installation guide .

The Helm Charts view in the cluster navigator, with the Flux chart listed among available charts

View the Flux entry#

The Flux entry is added to the cluster navigator automatically when Flux CRDs are detected in the connected cluster.

To open Flux:

  1. Connect to a cluster that runs Flux.
  2. In the cluster navigator, select Flux.

Lens K8S IDE derives the entry live from the cluster's discovered CRDs, so Flux appears when the Flux CRDs are present and is removed when they are not. No reconnect is required.

The Flux entry expanded in the cluster navigator, showing Dashboard, Helm Releases, Kustomizations, Notifications, and Sources

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Flux access has three states: available, disabled by your administrator, and not included in your subscription. When access is unavailable, the Flux views show an upsell page instead of cluster data. Your administrator can disable the feature for managed installations.