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If you’ve ever tried setting up Metrics Server + HPA (Horizontal Pod Autoscaler) and got stuck with errors like: error: Metrics API not available cpu: <unknown>/5% False (MissingEndpoints) CrashLoopBa

Apr 1 · 6 min read · hemasundharamkolla.hashnode.dev  
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