---
title: "Typha"
description: "Typha is the Calico component for scaling Kubernetes deployments."
product: "Calico Enterprise"
version: "3.21"
section: "Reference"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/component-resources/typha/"
---

# Typha

## [📄️Reduce node impacts on datastore](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/component-resources/typha/overview.md)

[Increase scale and reduce node impact on the datastore using Typha.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/component-resources/typha/overview.md)

## [📄️Configuring Typha](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/component-resources/typha/configuration.md)

[Configure Typha for scaling Kubernetes API datastore (kdd).](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/component-resources/typha/configuration.md)

## [📄️Monitoring Typha with Prometheus](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/component-resources/typha/prometheus.md)

[Review metrics for the Typha component if you are using Prometheus.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/component-resources/typha/prometheus.md)