feat: Introduce iperf3 Kubernetes network monitor

Add core components for continuous cluster network validation: - Python exporter (`exporter/`) to run iperf3 tests and expose Prometheus metrics. - Helm chart (`charts/iperf3-monitor/`) for deploying the exporter as a Deployment and iperf3 server as a DaemonSet. - CI/CD workflow (`.github/workflows/release.yml`) for building/publishing images and charts on tag creation. - Initial documentation, license, and `.gitignore`.
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--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Release iperf3-monitor
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  lint-and-test:
+    name: Lint and Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
+        with:
+          version: v3.10.0
+
+      - name: Helm Lint
+        run: helm lint ./charts/iperf3-monitor
+
+  build-and-publish-image:
+    name: Build and Publish Docker Image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: lint-and-test
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: ./exporter
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+  package-and-publish-chart:
+    name: Package and Publish Helm Chart
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-and-publish-image
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # Needed by stefanprodan/helm-gh-pages to push to gh-pages branch
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for helm-gh-pages to calculate chart index
+
+      - name: Set up Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
+        with:
+          version: v3.10.0
+
+      - name: Install yq
+        run: |
+          sudo wget https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest/download/yq_linux_amd64 -O /usr/bin/yq &&\
+          sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/yq
+
+      - name: Set Chart Version from Tag
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | sed 's/^v//')
+          yq e -i '.version = strenv(VERSION)' ./charts/iperf3-monitor/Chart.yaml
+          yq e -i '.appVersion = strenv(VERSION)' ./charts/iperf3-monitor/Chart.yaml
+          cat ./charts/iperf3-monitor/Chart.yaml # Optional: print updated Chart.yaml
+
+      - name: Publish Helm chart
+        uses: stefanprodan/helm-gh-pages@v1.6.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          charts_dir: ./charts
+          charts_url: https://${{ github.repository_owner }}.github.io/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+```
--- a/.gitignore
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+```
+# Byte-code files
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+__pycache__/
+
+# Distribution / build outputs
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+.tox/
+
+# Virtual environments
+.venv/
+venv/
+env/
+
+# Editor/IDE specific files
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Logs and temporary files
+*.log
+*.tmp
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Docker
+!Dockerfile
+.dockerignore
+
+# Helm
+!charts/iperf3-monitor/.helmignore
+charts/*.tgz # Ignore packaged chart files
+```
--- a/Monitoring.md
+++ b/Monitoring.md
--- a/README.md
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+# Kubernetes-Native Network Performance Monitoring Service
+
+This project provides a comprehensive solution for continuous network validation within a Kubernetes cluster. Leveraging industry-standard tools like `iperf3`, `Prometheus`, and `Grafana`, it offers proactive monitoring of network performance between nodes, helping to identify and troubleshoot latency, bandwidth, and packet loss issues before they impact applications.
+
+## Features
+
+*   **Continuous N-to-N Testing:** Automatically measures network performance between all nodes in the cluster.
+*   **Kubernetes-Native:** Deploys as standard Kubernetes workloads (DaemonSet, Deployment).
+*   **Dynamic Discovery:** Exporter automatically discovers iperf3 server pods using the Kubernetes API.
+*   **Prometheus Integration:** Translates iperf3 results into standard Prometheus metrics for time-series storage.
+*   **Grafana Visualization:** Provides a rich, interactive dashboard with heatmaps and time-series graphs.
+*   **Helm Packaging:** Packaged as a Helm chart for easy deployment and configuration management.
+*   **Automated CI/CD:** Includes a GitHub Actions workflow for building and publishing the exporter image and Helm chart.
+
+## Architecture
+
+The service is based on a decoupled architecture:
+
+1.  **iperf3-server DaemonSet:** Deploys an `iperf3` server pod on every node to act as a test endpoint. Running on the host network to measure raw node performance.
+2.  **iperf3-exporter Deployment:** A centralized service that uses the Kubernetes API to discover server pods, orchestrates `iperf3` client tests against them, parses the JSON output, and exposes performance metrics via an HTTP endpoint.
+3.  **Prometheus & Grafana Stack:** A standard monitoring backend (like `kube-prometheus-stack`) that scrapes the exporter's metrics and visualizes them in a custom dashboard.
+
+This separation of concerns ensures scalability, resilience, and aligns with Kubernetes operational principles.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+*   A running Kubernetes cluster.
+*   `kubectl` configured to connect to your cluster.
+*   Helm v3+ installed.
+*   A Prometheus instance configured to scrape services (ideally using the Prometheus Operator and ServiceMonitors).
+*   A Grafana instance accessible and configured with Prometheus as a data source.
+
+### Installation with Helm
+
+1.  Add the Helm chart repository (replace with your actual repo URL once published):
+
+    ```/dev/null/helm-install.sh#L1-1
+    helm repo add iperf3-monitor https://your-github-org.github.io/iperf3-monitor/
+    ```
+
+2.  Update your Helm repositories:
+
+    ```/dev/null/helm-install.sh#L3-3
+    helm repo update
+    ```
+
+3.  Install the chart:
+
+    ```/dev/null/helm-install.sh#L5-8
+    helm install iperf3-monitor iperf3-monitor/iperf3-monitor \
+      --namespace monitoring # Or your preferred namespace \
+      --create-namespace \
+      --values values.yaml # Optional: Use a custom values file
+    ```
+
+    > **Note:** Ensure your Prometheus instance is configured to scrape services in the namespace where you install the chart and that it recognizes `ServiceMonitor` resources with the label `release: prometheus-operator` (if using the standard `kube-prometheus-stack` setup).
+
+### Configuration
+
+The Helm chart is highly configurable via the `values.yaml` file. You can override default settings by creating your own `values.yaml` and passing it during installation (`--values my-values.yaml`).
+
+Refer to the comments in the default `values.yaml` for a detailed explanation of each parameter:
+
+```iperf3-monitor/charts/iperf3-monitor/values.yaml
+# Default values for iperf3-monitor.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+# -- Override the name of the chart.
+nameOverride: ""
+
+# -- Override the fully qualified app name.
+fullnameOverride: ""
+
+exporter:
+  # -- Configuration for the exporter container image.
+  image:
+    # -- The container image repository for the exporter.
+    repository: ghcr.io/my-org/iperf3-prometheus-exporter # Replace with your repo URL
+    # -- The container image tag for the exporter. If not set, the chart's appVersion is used.
+    tag: ""
+    # -- The image pull policy for the exporter container.
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+
+  # -- Number of exporter pod replicas. Typically 1 is sufficient.
+  replicaCount: 1
+
+  # -- Interval in seconds between complete test cycles (i.e., testing all server nodes).
+  testInterval: 300
+
+  # -- Timeout in seconds for a single iperf3 test run.
+  testTimeout: 10
+
+  # -- Protocol to use for testing (tcp or udp).
+  testProtocol: tcp
+
+  # -- CPU and memory resource requests and limits for the exporter pod.
+  # @default -- A small default is provided if commented out.
+  resources: {}
+    # requests:
+    #   cpu: "100m"
+    #   memory: "128Mi"
+    # limits:
+    #   cpu: "500m"
+    #   memory: "256Mi"
+
+server:
+  # -- Configuration for the iperf3 server container image (DaemonSet).
+  image:
+    # -- The container image repository for the iperf3 server.
+    repository: networkstatic/iperf3
+    # -- The container image tag for the iperf3 server.
+    tag: latest
+
+  # -- CPU and memory resource requests and limits for the iperf3 server pods (DaemonSet).
+  # These should be very low as the server is mostly idle.
+  # @default -- A small default is provided if commented out.
+  resources: {}
+    # requests:
+    #   cpu: "50m"
+    #   memory: "64Mi"
+    # limits:
+    #   cpu: "100m"
+    #   memory: "128Mi"
+
+  # -- Node selector for scheduling iperf3 server pods.
+  # Use this to restrict the DaemonSet to a subset of nodes.
+  # @default -- {} (schedule on all nodes)
+  nodeSelector: {}
+
+  # -- Tolerations for scheduling iperf3 server pods on tainted nodes (e.g., control-plane nodes).
+  # This is often necessary to include master nodes in the test mesh.
+  # @default -- Tolerates control-plane and master taints.
+  tolerations:
+    - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"
+      operator: "Exists"
+      effect: "NoSchedule"
+    - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/master"
+      operator: "Exists"
+      effect: "NoSchedule"
+
+rbac:
+  # -- If true, create ServiceAccount, ClusterRole, and ClusterRoleBinding for the exporter.
+  # Set to false if you manage RBAC externally.
+  create: true
+
+serviceAccount:
+  # -- The name of the ServiceAccount to use for the exporter pod.
+  # Only used if rbac.create is false. If not set, it defaults to the chart's fullname.
+  name: ""
+
+serviceMonitor:
+  # -- If true, create a ServiceMonitor resource for integration with Prometheus Operator.
+  # Requires a running Prometheus Operator in the cluster.
+  enabled: true
+
+  # -- Scrape interval for the ServiceMonitor. How often Prometheus scrapes the exporter metrics.
+  interval: 60s
+
+  # -- Scrape timeout for the ServiceMonitor. How long Prometheus waits for metrics response.
+  scrapeTimeout: 30s
+
+# -- Configuration for the exporter Service.
+service:
+  # -- Service type. ClusterIP is typically sufficient.
+  type: ClusterIP
+  # -- Port on which the exporter service is exposed.
+  port: 9876
+  # -- Target port on the exporter pod.
+  targetPort: 9876
+
+# -- Optional configuration for a network policy to allow traffic to the iperf3 server DaemonSet.
+# This is often necessary if you are using a network policy controller.
+networkPolicy:
+  # -- If true, create a NetworkPolicy resource.
+  enabled: false
+  # -- Specify source selectors if needed (e.g., pods in a specific namespace).
+  from: []
+  # -- Specify namespace selectors if needed.
+  namespaceSelector: {}
+  # -- Specify pod selectors if needed.
+  podSelector: {}
+```
+
+## Grafana Dashboard
+
+A custom Grafana dashboard is provided to visualize the collected `iperf3` metrics.
+
+1.  Log in to your Grafana instance.
+2.  Navigate to `Dashboards` -> `Import`.
+3.  Paste the full JSON model provided below into the text area and click `Load`.
+4.  Select your Prometheus data source and click `Import`.
+
+```/dev/null/grafana-dashboard.json
+{
+"__inputs": [],
+"__requires": [
+{
+"type": "grafana",
+"id": "grafana",
+"name": "Grafana",
+"version": "8.0.0"
+},
+{
+"type": "datasource",
+"id": "prometheus",
+"name": "Prometheus",
+"version": "1.0.0"
+}
+],
+"annotations": {
+"list": [
+{
+"builtIn": 1,
+"datasource": {
+"type": "grafana",
+"uid": "-- Grafana --"
+},
+"enable": true,
+"hide": true,
+"iconColor": "rgba(0, 211, 255, 1)",
+"name": "Annotations & Alerts",
+"type": "dashboard"
+}
+]
+},
+"editable": true,
+"fiscalYearStartMonth": 0,
+"gnetId": null,
+"graphTooltip": 0,
+"id": null,
+"links": [],
+"panels": [
+{
+"datasource": {
+"type": "prometheus",
+"uid": "prometheus"
+},
+"gridPos": {
+"h": 9,
+"w": 24,
+"x": 0,
+"y": 0
+},
+"id": 2,
+"targets": [
+{
+"expr": "avg(iperf_network_bandwidth_mbps) by (source_node, destination_node)",
+"format": "heatmap",
+"legendFormat": "{{source_node}} -> {{destination_node}}",
+"refId": "A"
+}
+],
+"cards": { "cardPadding": null, "cardRound": null },
+"color": {
+"mode": "spectrum",
+"scheme": "red-yellow-green",
+"exponent": 0.5,
+"reverse": false
+},
+"dataFormat": "tsbuckets",
+"yAxis": { "show": true, "format": "short" },
+"xAxis": { "show": true }
+},
+{
+"title": "Bandwidth Over Time (Source: $source_node, Dest: $destination_node)",
+"type": "timeseries",
+"datasource": {
+"type": "prometheus",
+"uid": "prometheus"
+},
+"gridPos": {
+"h": 8,
+"w": 12,
+"x": 0,
+"y": 9
+},
+"targets": [
+{
+"expr": "iperf_network_bandwidth_mbps{source_node=~\"^$source_node$\", destination_node=~\"^$destination_node$\", protocol=~\"^$protocol$\"}",
+"legendFormat": "Bandwidth",
+"refId": "A"
+}
+],
+"fieldConfig": {
+"defaults": {
+"unit": "mbps"
+}
+}
+},
+{
+"title": "Jitter Over Time (Source: $source_node, Dest: $destination_node)",
+"type": "timeseries",
+"datasource": {
+"type": "prometheus",
+"uid": "prometheus"
+},
+"gridPos": {
+"h": 8,
+"w": 12,
+"x": 12,
+"y": 9
+},
+"targets": [
+{
+"expr": "iperf_network_jitter_ms{source_node=~\"^$source_node$\", destination_node=~\"^$destination_node$\", protocol=\"udp\"}",
+"legendFormat": "Jitter",
+"refId": "A"
+}
+],
+"fieldConfig": {
+"defaults": {
+"unit": "ms"
+}
+}
+}
+],
+"refresh": "30s",
+"schemaVersion": 36,
+"style": "dark",
+"tags": ["iperf3", "network", "kubernetes"],
+"templating": {
+"list": [
+{
+"current": {},
+"datasource": {
+"type": "prometheus",
+"uid": "prometheus"
+},
+"definition": "label_values(iperf_network_bandwidth_mbps, source_node)",
+"hide": 0,
+"includeAll": false,
+"multi": false,
+"name": "source_node",
+"options": [],
+"query": "label_values(iperf_network_bandwidth_mbps, source_node)",
+"refresh": 1,
+"regex": "",
+"skipUrlSync": false,
+"sort": 1,
+"type": "query"
+},
+{
+"current": {},
+"datasource": {
+"type": "prometheus",
+"uid": "prometheus"
+},
+"definition": "label_values(iperf_network_bandwidth_mbps{source_node=~\"^$source_node$\"}, destination_node)",
+"hide": 0,
+"includeAll": false,
+"multi": false,
+"name": "destination_node",
+"options": [],
+"query": "label_values(iperf_network_bandwidth_mbps{source_node=~\"^$source_node$\"}, destination_node)",
+"refresh": 1,
+"regex": "",
+"skipUrlSync": false,
+"sort": 1,
+"type": "query"
+},
+{
+"current": { "selected": true, "text": "tcp", "value": "tcp" },
+"hide": 0,
+"includeAll": false,
+"multi": false,
+"name": "protocol",
+"options": [
+{ "selected": true, "text": "tcp", "value": "tcp" },
+{ "selected": false, "text": "udp", "value": "udp" }
+],
+"query": "tcp,udp",
+"skipUrlSync": false,
+"type": "custom"
+}
+]
+},
+"time": {
+"from": "now-1h",
+"to": "now"
+},
+"timepicker": {},
+"timezone": "browser",
+"title": "Kubernetes iperf3 Network Performance",
+"uid": "k8s-iperf3-dashboard",
+"version": 1,
+"weekStart": ""
+}
+```
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+The project follows a standard structure:
+
+```/dev/null/repo-structure.txt
+.
+├── .github/
+│   └── workflows/
+│       └── release.yml    # GitHub Actions workflow for CI/CD
+├── charts/
+│   └── iperf3-monitor/    # The Helm chart for the service
+│       ├── Chart.yaml
+│       ├── values.yaml
+│       └── templates/
+│           ├── _helpers.tpl
+│           ├── server-daemonset.yaml
+│           ├── exporter-deployment.yaml
+│           ├── rbac.yaml
+│           ├── service.yaml
+│           └── servicemonitor.yaml
+└── exporter/
+    ├── Dockerfile         # Dockerfile for the exporter
+    ├── requirements.txt   # Python dependencies
+    └── exporter.py        # Exporter source code
+├── .gitignore             # Specifies intentionally untracked files
+├── LICENSE                # Project license
+└── README.md              # This file
+```
+
+## Development and CI/CD
+
+The project includes a GitHub Actions workflow (`.github/workflows/release.yml`) triggered on Git tags (`v*.*.*`) to automate:
+
+1.  Linting the Helm chart.
+2.  Building and publishing the Docker image for the exporter to GitHub Container Registry (`ghcr.io`).
+3.  Updating the Helm chart version based on the Git tag.
+4.  Packaging and publishing the Helm chart to GitHub Pages.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the terms defined in the `LICENSE` file.
+
+```iperf3-monitor/LICENSE
+This project is currently unlicensed. Please see the project's documentation or repository for licensing information when it becomes available.
+```
--- a/bootstrap.md
+++ b/bootstrap.md
--- a/charts/iperf3-monitor/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/iperf3-monitor/Chart.yaml
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+apiVersion: v2
+name: iperf3-monitor
+version: 0.1.0
+appVersion: "0.1.0"
+description: A Helm chart for deploying a Kubernetes-native iperf3 network performance monitoring service with Prometheus and Grafana.
+type: application
+keywords:
+  - iperf3
+  - network
+  - performance
+  - monitoring
+  - kubernetes
+  - prometheus
+  - grafana
+home: https://github.com/malarinv/iperf3-monitor # Replace with your repo URL
+sources:
+  - https://github.com/malarinv/iperf3-monitor # Replace with your repo URL
+maintainers:
+  - name: Malar Invention # Replace with your name
+    email: malarkannan.invention@gmail.com # Replace with your email
+icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/malarinv/iperf3-monitor/main/icon.png # Optional icon URL
+annotations:
+  artifacthub.io/changes: |
+    - Add initial Helm chart structure.
+  artifacthub.io/category: networking
+dependencies:
+  - name: prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack # Example dependency if you package the whole stack
+    version: ">=30.0.0" # Specify a compatible version range
+    repository: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
+    condition: serviceMonitor.enabled # Only include if ServiceMonitor is enabled (assuming Prometheus Operator)
--- a/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/_helpers.tpl
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+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "iperf3-monitor.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "iperf3-monitor.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride -}}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride -}}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name -}}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart's labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "iperf3-monitor.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.name" . }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
+{{ include "iperf3-monitor.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "iperf3-monitor.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "iperf3-monitor.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+    {{- default (include "iperf3-monitor.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name -}}
+{{- else -}}
+    {{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
--- a/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/exporter-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/exporter-deployment.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.fullname" . }}-exporter
+  labels:
+    {{- include "iperf3-monitor.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter
+spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.exporter.replicaCount }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "iperf3-monitor.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "iperf3-monitor.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      containers:
+      - name: iperf3-exporter
+        image: "{{ .Values.exporter.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.exporter.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.exporter.image.pullPolicy }}
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}
+          name: metrics
+        env:
+        - name: SOURCE_NODE_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+        - name: IPERF_TEST_INTERVAL
+          value: "{{ .Values.exporter.testInterval }}"
+        - name: IPERF_TEST_PROTOCOL
+          value: "{{ .Values.exporter.testProtocol }}"
+        - name: IPERF_SERVER_PORT
+          value: "5201" # Hardcoded as per server DaemonSet
+        - name: IPERF_SERVER_NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        - name: IPERF_SERVER_LABEL_SELECTOR
+          value: "app.kubernetes.io/name={{ include \"iperf3-monitor.name\" . }},app.kubernetes.io/instance={{ .Release.Name }},app.kubernetes.io/component=server"
+        {{- with .Values.exporter.resources }}
+        resources:
+          {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
+        {{- end }}
+```
--- a/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/rbac.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.rbac.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "iperf3-monitor.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.fullname" . }}-role
+  labels:
+    {{- include "iperf3-monitor.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["pods"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.fullname" . }}-rb
+  labels:
+    {{- include "iperf3-monitor.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.serviceAccountName" . }}
+    namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+roleRef:
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.fullname" . }}-role
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+{{- end -}}
--- a/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/server-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/server-daemonset.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.fullname" . }}-server
+  labels:
+    {{- include "iperf3-monitor.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: server
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "iperf3-monitor.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: server
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "iperf3-monitor.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: server
+    spec:
+      # Run on the host network to measure raw node-to-node performance
+      hostNetwork: true
+      {{- with .Values.server.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.server.tolerations }}
+      tolerations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      containers:
+        - name: iperf3-server
+          image: "{{ .Values.server.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.server.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.server.image.pullPolicy }}
+          args: ["-s"] # Start in server mode
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 5201
+              name: iperf3-tcp
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 5201
+              name: iperf3-udp
+              protocol: UDP
+          {{- with .Values.server.resources }}
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+```
--- a/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/service.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.fullname" . }}-exporter-svc
+  labels:
+    {{- include "iperf3-monitor.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  selector:
+    {{- include "iperf3-monitor.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter
+  ports:
+    - name: metrics
+      port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}
+      protocol: TCP
--- a/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/iperf3-monitor/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.serviceMonitor.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "iperf3-monitor.fullname" . }}-sm
+  labels:
+    {{- include "iperf3-monitor.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    release: prometheus-operator # Standard label for Prometheus Operator discovery
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "iperf3-monitor.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: exporter
+  endpoints:
+    - port: metrics
+      interval: {{ .Values.serviceMonitor.interval }}
+      scrapeTimeout: {{ .Values.serviceMonitor.scrapeTimeout }}
+      path: /metrics
+{{- end -}}
--- a/charts/iperf3-monitor/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/iperf3-monitor/values.yaml
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+# Default values for iperf3-monitor.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+# -- Override the name of the chart.
+nameOverride: ""
+
+# -- Override the fully qualified app name.
+fullnameOverride: ""
+
+exporter:
+  # -- Configuration for the exporter container image.
+  image:
+    # -- The container image repository for the exporter.
+    repository: ghcr.io/malarinv/iperf3-prometheus-exporter # Replace with your repo URL
+    # -- The container image tag for the exporter. If not set, the chart's appVersion is used.
+    tag: ""
+    # -- The image pull policy for the exporter container.
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+
+  # -- Number of exporter pod replicas. Typically 1 is sufficient.
+  replicaCount: 1
+
+  # -- Interval in seconds between complete test cycles (i.e., testing all server nodes).
+  testInterval: 300
+
+  # -- Timeout in seconds for a single iperf3 test run.
+  testTimeout: 10
+
+  # -- Protocol to use for testing (tcp or udp).
+  testProtocol: tcp
+
+  # -- CPU and memory resource requests and limits for the exporter pod.
+  # @default -- A small default is provided if commented out.
+  resources:
+    {}
+    # requests:
+    #   cpu: "100m"
+    #   memory: "128Mi"
+    # limits:
+    #   cpu: "500m"
+    #   memory: "256Mi"
+
+server:
+  # -- Configuration for the iperf3 server container image (DaemonSet).
+  image:
+    # -- The container image repository for the iperf3 server.
+    repository: networkstatic/iperf3
+    # -- The container image tag for the iperf3 server.
+    tag: latest
+
+  # -- CPU and memory resource requests and limits for the iperf3 server pods (DaemonSet).
+  # These should be very low as the server is mostly idle.
+  # @default -- A small default is provided if commented out.
+  resources:
+    {}
+    # requests:
+    #   cpu: "50m"
+    #   memory: "64Mi"
+    # limits:
+    #   cpu: "100m"
+    #   memory: "128Mi"
+
+  # -- Node selector for scheduling iperf3 server pods.
+  # Use this to restrict the DaemonSet to a subset of nodes.
+  # @default -- {} (schedule on all nodes)
+  nodeSelector: {}
+
+  # -- Tolerations for scheduling iperf3 server pods on tainted nodes (e.g., control-plane nodes).
+  # This is often necessary to include master nodes in the test mesh.
+  # @default -- Tolerates control-plane and master taints.
+  tolerations:
+    - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"
+      operator: "Exists"
+      effect: "NoSchedule"
+    - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/master"
+      operator: "Exists"
+      effect: "NoSchedule"
+
+rbac:
+  # -- If true, create ServiceAccount, ClusterRole, and ClusterRoleBinding for the exporter.
+  # Set to false if you manage RBAC externally.
+  create: true
+
+serviceAccount:
+  # -- The name of the ServiceAccount to use for the exporter pod.
+  # Only used if rbac.create is false. If not set, it defaults to the chart's fullname.
+  name: ""
+
+serviceMonitor:
+  # -- If true, create a ServiceMonitor resource for integration with Prometheus Operator.
+  # Requires a running Prometheus Operator in the cluster.
+  enabled: true
+
+  # -- Scrape interval for the ServiceMonitor. How often Prometheus scrapes the exporter metrics.
+  interval: 60s
+
+  # -- Scrape timeout for the ServiceMonitor. How long Prometheus waits for metrics response.
+  scrapeTimeout: 30s
+
+# -- Configuration for the exporter Service.
+service:
+  # -- Service type. ClusterIP is typically sufficient.
+  type: ClusterIP
+  # -- Port on which the exporter service is exposed.
+  port: 9876
+  # -- Target port on the exporter pod.
+  targetPort: 9876
+
+# -- Optional configuration for a network policy to allow traffic to the iperf3 server DaemonSet.
+# This is often necessary if you are using a network policy controller.
+networkPolicy:
+  # -- If true, create a NetworkPolicy resource.
+  enabled: false
+  # -- Specify source selectors if needed (e.g., pods in a specific namespace).
+  from: []
+  # -- Specify namespace selectors if needed.
+  namespaceSelector: {}
+  # -- Specify pod selectors if needed.
+  podSelector: {}
--- a/exporter/Dockerfile
+++ b/exporter/Dockerfile
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+# Stage 1: Build stage with dependencies
+FROM python:3.9-slim as builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install iperf3 and build dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc iperf3 libiperf-dev && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Stage 2: Final runtime stage
+FROM python:3.9-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy iperf3 binary and library from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /usr/bin/iperf3 /usr/bin/iperf3
+COPY --from=builder /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libiperf.so.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libiperf.so.0
+
+# Copy installed Python packages from the builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages
+
+# Copy the exporter application code
+COPY exporter.py .
+
+# Expose the metrics port
+EXPOSE 9876
+
+# Set the entrypoint
+CMD ["python", "exporter.py"]
--- a/exporter/exporter.py
+++ b/exporter/exporter.py
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+import os
+import time
+import logging
+from kubernetes import client, config
+from prometheus_client import start_http_server, Gauge
+import iperf3
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+
+# --- Prometheus Metrics Definition ---
+IPERF_BANDWIDTH_MBPS = Gauge(
+    'iperf_network_bandwidth_mbps',
+    'Network bandwidth measured by iperf3 in Megabits per second',
+    ['source_node', 'destination_node', 'protocol']
+)
+IPERF_JITTER_MS = Gauge(
+    'iperf_network_jitter_ms',
+    'Network jitter measured by iperf3 in milliseconds',
+    ['source_node', 'destination_node', 'protocol']
+)
+IPERF_PACKETS_TOTAL = Gauge(
+    'iperf_network_packets_total',
+    'Total packets transmitted or received during the iperf3 test',
+    ['source_node', 'destination_node', 'protocol']
+)
+IPERF_LOST_PACKETS = Gauge(
+    'iperf_network_lost_packets_total',
+    'Total lost packets during the iperf3 UDP test',
+    ['source_node', 'destination_node', 'protocol']
+)
+IPERF_TEST_SUCCESS = Gauge(
+    'iperf_test_success',
+    'Indicates if the iperf3 test was successful (1) or failed (0)',
+    ['source_node', 'destination_node', 'protocol']
+)
+
+def discover_iperf_servers():
+    """
+    Discover iperf3 server pods in the cluster using the Kubernetes API.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Load in-cluster configuration
+        # Assumes the exporter runs in a pod with a service account having permissions
+        config.load_incluster_config()
+        v1 = client.CoreV1Api()
+
+        namespace = os.getenv('IPERF_SERVER_NAMESPACE', 'default')
+        label_selector = os.getenv('IPERF_SERVER_LABEL_SELECTOR', 'app=iperf3-server')
+
+        logging.info(f"Discovering iperf3 servers with label '{label_selector}' in namespace '{namespace}'")
+
+        # List pods across all namespaces with the specified label selector
+        # Note: list_pod_for_all_namespaces requires cluster-wide permissions
+        ret = v1.list_pod_for_all_namespaces(label_selector=label_selector, watch=False)
+
+        servers = []
+        for i in ret.items:
+            # Ensure pod has an IP and is running
+            if i.status.pod_ip and i.status.phase == 'Running':
+                servers.append({
+                    'ip': i.status.pod_ip,
+                    'node_name': i.spec.node_name
+                })
+        logging.info(f"Discovered {len(servers)} iperf3 server pods.")
+        return servers
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Error discovering iperf servers: {e}")
+        return [] # Return empty list on error to avoid crashing the loop
+
+def run_iperf_test(server_ip, server_port, protocol, source_node, dest_node):
+    """
+    Runs a single iperf3 test and updates Prometheus metrics.
+    """
+    logging.info(f"Running iperf3 test from {source_node} to {dest_node} ({server_ip}:{server_port}) using {protocol.upper()}")
+
+    client = iperf3.Client()
+    client.server_hostname = server_ip
+    client.port = server_port
+    client.protocol = protocol
+    # Duration of the test (seconds)
+    client.duration = int(os.getenv('IPERF_TEST_DURATION', 5))
+    # Output results as JSON for easy parsing
+    client.json_output = True
+
+    result = client.run()
+
+    # Parse results and update metrics
+    parse_and_publish_metrics(result, source_node, dest_node, protocol)
+
+def parse_and_publish_metrics(result, source_node, dest_node, protocol):
+    """
+    Parses the iperf3 result and updates Prometheus gauges.
+    Handles both successful and failed tests.
+    """
+    labels = {'source_node': source_node, 'destination_node': dest_node, 'protocol': protocol}
+
+    if result and result.error:
+        logging.error(f"Test from {source_node} to {dest_node} failed: {result.error}")
+        IPERF_TEST_SUCCESS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+        # Set metrics to 0 on failure
+        try:
+            IPERF_BANDWIDTH_MBPS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+            IPERF_JITTER_MS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+            IPERF_PACKETS_TOTAL.labels(**labels).set(0)
+            IPERF_LOST_PACKETS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+        except KeyError:
+             # Labels might not be registered yet if this is the first failure
+             pass
+        return
+
+    if not result:
+         logging.error(f"Test from {source_node} to {dest_node} failed to return a result object.")
+         IPERF_TEST_SUCCESS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+         try:
+            IPERF_BANDWIDTH_MBPS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+            IPERF_JITTER_MS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+            IPERF_PACKETS_TOTAL.labels(**labels).set(0)
+            IPERF_LOST_PACKETS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+         except KeyError:
+             pass
+         return
+
+
+    IPERF_TEST_SUCCESS.labels(**labels).set(1)
+
+    # The summary data is typically in result.json['end']['sum_sent'] or result.json['end']['sum_received']
+    # The iperf3-python client often exposes this directly as attributes like sent_Mbps or received_Mbps
+    # For TCP, we usually care about the received bandwidth on the client side (which is the exporter)
+    # For UDP, the client report contains jitter, lost packets, etc.
+    bandwidth_mbps = 0
+    if hasattr(result, 'received_Mbps') and result.received_Mbps is not None:
+        bandwidth_mbps = result.received_Mbps
+    elif hasattr(result, 'sent_Mbps') and result.sent_Mbps is not None:
+        # Fallback, though received_Mbps is usually more relevant for TCP client
+        bandwidth_mbps = result.sent_Mbps
+    # Add a check for the raw JSON output structure as a fallback
+    elif result.json and 'end' in result.json and 'sum_received' in result.json['end'] and result.json['end']['sum_received']['bits_per_second'] is not None:
+         bandwidth_mbps = result.json['end']['sum_received']['bits_per_second'] / 1000000
+    elif result.json and 'end' in result.json and 'sum_sent' in result.json['end'] and result.json['end']['sum_sent']['bits_per_second'] is not None:
+         bandwidth_mbps = result.json['end']['sum_sent']['bits_per_second'] / 1000000
+
+
+    IPERF_BANDWIDTH_MBPS.labels(**labels).set(bandwidth_mbps)
+
+    # UDP specific metrics
+    if protocol == 'udp':
+        # iperf3-python exposes UDP results directly
+        IPERF_JITTER_MS.labels(**labels).set(result.jitter_ms if hasattr(result, 'jitter_ms') and result.jitter_ms is not None else 0)
+        IPERF_PACKETS_TOTAL.labels(**labels).set(result.packets if hasattr(result, 'packets') and result.packets is not None else 0)
+        IPERF_LOST_PACKETS.labels(**labels).set(result.lost_packets if hasattr(result, 'lost_packets') and result.lost_packets is not None else 0)
+    else:
+        # Ensure UDP metrics are zeroed or absent for TCP tests
+        try:
+             IPERF_JITTER_MS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+             IPERF_PACKETS_TOTAL.labels(**labels).set(0)
+             IPERF_LOST_PACKETS.labels(**labels).set(0)
+        except KeyError:
--- a/exporter/requirements.txt
+++ b/exporter/requirements.txt
@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+prometheus-client
+iperf3
+kubernetes