3d ago · 12 min read · 🚀 TL;DR: If your pods are stuck in Pending state because there aren't enough nodes — Cluster Autoscaler (CA) is your answer. This guide walks you through everything from IAM setup to a full productio
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Nov 29, 2025 · 14 min read · Your autoscaler is a liar. It promises to scale your workloads when demand spikes, but in production, when revenue is on the line, it chokes. The HorizontalPodAutoscaler (HPA) controller loop runs every 15 seconds, metrics-server takes another 30 sec...
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Oct 23, 2025 · 12 min read · In the previous part, we provisioned a production-grade Amazon EKS cluster using Terraform and automated it using GitHub Actions.👉 Read Part 3– EKS Setup with CI/CD 🔗GitHub URLs containing the infrastructure code👉 GitHub Repo - For EKS addon Creat...
Join discussionJun 2, 2025 · 3 min read · Introduction Kubernetes has become the go-to orchestration platform for managing containerized workloads at scale. However, optimizing resource utilization while ensuring workload availability remains a challenge. Traditional cluster autoscalers ofte...
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Apr 25, 2025 · 4 min read · What is KEDA? Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling (KEDA) is an open-source project that extends Kubernetes' native Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) to support event-driven scaling. Unlike traditional autoscalers that rely solely on CPU or memory metri...
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Jan 29, 2025 · 6 min read · Welcome to Day 96! We’re almost there—just a few more days to go in our 100 Days of Kubernetes adventure. Today, we’re stepping into the next level of Kubernetes: Scaling and Self-Healing. These features allow your cluster to adapt, grow, and recover...
Join discussionJan 24, 2025 · 7 min read · Kubernetes Autoscaling: How It Works, Why It Matters, and the Latest Tools Autoscaling in Kubernetes is one of the most critical features enabling cloud-native applications to handle variable workloads efficiently. It ensures optimal resource utiliza...
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Oct 26, 2024 · 4 min read · Introduction In cloud-native applications, efficient resource management is crucial to maintain optimal performance and cost-effectiveness. One powerful tool that aids in this management is the Cluster Autoscaler. This article explores the Cluster Au...
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Jul 16, 2024 · 5 min read · ❗Understanding Scaling in Kubernetes Scaling in Kubernetes means to adjusting the number of servers, workloads, or resources to meet demand. It's different from maintaining a fixed number of replicas, which is handled by the ReplicaSet controller(Hig...
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Apr 24, 2024 · 4 min read · In a previous post, we discussed installing Karpenter to manage cluster auto-scaling efficiently. You can find it here. Today, we'll explore how to further enhance cost savings on nodes by implementing automated shutdown and startup behaviors for Kub...
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