Update Helm release netdata to v3.7.163

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Update	Change	Pending
netdata (source)	patch	3.7.161 → 3.7.163	3.7.164

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Release Notes

netdata/helmchart (netdata)

v3.7.163

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Real-time performance monitoring, done right!

v3.7.162

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Real-time performance monitoring, done right!

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netdata (helm) 3.7.161 -> 3.7.163

Risk: 🟢 Safe

The Deep Dive

Update Scope

Patch bump of the netdata Helm chart from 3.7.161 → 3.7.163 (skipping 3.7.162). Chart appVersion is unchanged at v2.9.0, so the netdata container image is not changing. In the rendered manifests under kubernetes/netdata/helm/, the only diff is the chart: netdata-3.7.161 → chart: netdata-3.7.163 label across 14 resources (PR diff). No deployment spec, configmap data, PVC, ingress, RBAC, or serviceaccount content changes.

Features & UX

Two optional chart features were added upstream between 3.7.161 and 3.7.163, neither is enabled by this deployment:

• Gateway API HTTPRoute support — new httpRoute.* values and templates/parent/httproute.yaml, gated on httpRoute.enabled=true (upstream diff). kubernetes/netdata/values.yaml does not set httpRoute and continues to use ingress.enabled: true with Traefik (values.yaml:193-208), so no HTTPRoute is rendered.
• OpenTelemetry restarter wiring — the restarter cronjob/role now also restart <name>-otel when netdataOpentelemetry.enabled=true (cronjob.yaml diff). values.yaml does not enable netdataOpentelemetry, and the rendered helm/netdata/ directory contains no restarter or otel resources.

Newer Versions

3.7.164 was published on 2026-04-14 (release list). The diff between 3.7.163 and 3.7.164 is a Chart.yaml version-number bump only — no template, values, or README changes beyond version strings. Nothing in the 3.7.161 → 3.7.163 range is regressed and later fixed, so there is no reason to wait.

Hazards & Risks

None identified. The rendered diff is limited to chart label updates on already-deployed resources; appVersion is unchanged, no rendered spec fields change, and neither of the new optional features (HTTPRoute, otel restarter) is enabled in kubernetes/netdata/values.yaml. ArgoCD will observe a label-only update and reconcile without workload churn beyond a normal manifest apply.

Sources

• PR #2035 diff
• netdata/helmchart 3.7.161...3.7.163 compare
• netdata/helmchart 3.7.163...3.7.164 compare
• netdata-3.7.162 release
• netdata-3.7.163 release
• netdata-3.7.164 release

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🟢 Verdict: Safe

Safe to merge. This is a chart-only patch bump with appVersion unchanged at v2.9.0; the only rendered change is the chart: label, and the new optional features (Gateway API HTTPRoute, otel restarter) are not enabled by the local values.