---
title: "kube-controllers"
description: "Reference content for the kube-controllers component in Calico Enterprise that watches Kubernetes API events and reconciles cluster state."
product: "Calico Enterprise"
version: "3.23 (latest)"
section: "Reference"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/component-resources/kube-controllers/"
---

# kube-controllers

The `tigera/kube-controllers` container runs a set of controllers that monitor the Kubernetes API and reconcile cluster state with the Calico Enterprise datastore.

- To configure the controllers, see the [KubeControllersConfiguration](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/resources/kubecontrollersconfig.md) resource reference.
- For exported Prometheus metrics, see [Prometheus statistics](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/component-resources/kube-controllers/prometheus.md).