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# Kubernetes Event Disappears After 60mins

## Problem

* Kubernetes Event Disappears After 60mins
* Storing Kubernetes Events Persistently

## Environment

* Platform9 Managed Kubernetes - All Versions

## Answer

* By default, Kubernetes events have a life span of 1-hour duration for easing the burden on ETCD, which is noted in this upstream feature request. This default value of 1 hour is customizable with `kube-apiserver` flag `--event-ttl <duration>` flag.
* To persistently store events, there are upstream projects like *Eventrouter*. But note that this project is not directly maintained by Platform9.

## Additional Information

* Kubernetes Docs for flag configuration: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kube-apiserver/>
* Upstream Feature Request: <https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/52521>


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