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title: "Discussion on \"Your JVMs Are Burning Money Overnight — Here's How to Shrink Them Safely in Kubernetes\" | Hashnode"
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# [Your JVMs Are Burning Money Overnight — Here's How to Shrink Them Safely in Kubernetes](https://baokhang.hashnode.dev/shrink-jvm-memory-kubernetes-in-place-resize?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Java pods pay for peak memory all night. See how to shrink the JVM first, verify it, then resize the pod in place, with no restarts.

3d ago · 16 min read · baokhang.hashnode.dev  
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