Automated Kubernetes(EKS/GKE/AKS) RCA with Gemini & Slack Alert Workflow for n8n

Product Description:
Streamline your Kubernetes root cause analysis (RCA) and incident alerting with our ready-to-use n8n workflow. This workflow automates log collection, analysis, and actionable alerting, saving hours of manual troubleshooting for DevOps teams. Designed for production-grade environments, it integrates seamlessly with Loki, Prometheus, and Slack to provide instant insights into your Kubernetes clusters.

Key Features:

• Automated Log Collection: Pull logs directly from Loki and filter for critical errors.
• Cluster Health Monitoring: Check pending, not ready, and restarting pods for proactive issue detection.
• Prometheus Metrics Integration: Fetch current and historical metrics for nodes, namespaces, and services.
• Advanced RCA Generation: Merge logs and metrics into structured prompts for AI-driven root cause analysis.
• Google Gemini AI Integration: Automatically generates actionable RCA insights based on cluster data.
• Slack Alerting: Formatted alerts sent to Slack, including deduplication, batching, and enhanced readability.
• Dynamic Pod State Handling: Tracks pod lifecycle events, pending and crashloop states, and restarts.
• Batch Processing: Groups RCA messages and sends them efficiently to Slack channels.

Benefits:

• Save time on root cause analysis with automated insights.
• Improve cluster reliability with proactive detection and alerting.
• Easily integrate with existing n8n, Slack, Loki, and Prometheus setups.
• No coding required—fully configurable and ready-to-use workflow.

What You’ll Get:

• Complete n8n workflow file (.json) ready to import.
• Detailed setup instructions and configuration guide.

Who is this for:

• DevOps engineers looking to automate Kubernetes monitoring and alerting.
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) aiming to reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR).
• Teams using n8n for workflow automation, Slack for communication, and Prometheus/Loki for observability.

System Requirements:

• n8n installed and having required access to Kubernetes Resources
• Access to Kubernetes clusters and API
• Loki & Prometheus metrics setup
• Slack workspace for notifications