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title: "Discussion on \"How Kubernetes EndpointSlices Actually Work (and Why Endpoints Had to Die)\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"How Kubernetes EndpointSlices Actually Work (and Why Endpoints Had to Die)\". Why EndpointSlices exist, what is actually inside one, the three conditions that decide who gets traffic, how topology hints route zone-aware, and a live cluster demo."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/how-kubernetes-endpointslices-actually-work-and-why-endpoints-had-to-die/6a020d53fca21b0d4b4ce110"
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Why EndpointSlices exist, what is actually inside one, the three conditions that decide who gets traffic, how topology hints route zone-aware, and a live cluster demo.

May 11 · 12 min read · kubesimplify.hashnode.dev  
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## Written by

[Saiyam Pathak](https://hashnode.com/@Saiyampathak)

@Saiyampathak · bangalore

  
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CNCF Ambassador, multi cloud, Influx ACE, Rancher, Kubernetes guy

Saiyam is working at Loft as a Principal Developer Advocate. Previously, at Walmart Labs, Oracle, and HP, Saiyam has worked on many facets of k8s, including the machine learning platform, scaling, multi-cloud, managed k8s services, and k8s documentation. He's worked on implementing Kubernetes solutions in different organizations. When not coding, Saiyam works on contributing to the community by writing blogs and organizing local meetups for Kubernetes and CNCF. He is also a Kubestronaut/Portainer/Traefik/CNCF ambassador and can be reached on Twitter @saiyampathak.

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