Kubernetes HPA Explained: Pros, Cons, and Use Cases
The Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) in Kubernetes automatically scales the number of pods in a deployment or replica set based on observed resource usage, such as CPU or memory. This article breaks down how HPA works, when to use it, its pros and cons, and how to get started with it in your Kubernetes cluster. 1. What is HPA? HPA dynamically adjusts the number of pods in a Kubernetes workload (like a Deployment or StatefulSet) based on metrics from the Kubernetes Metrics Server. ...