“Horizontal Pod Autoscaler in Kubernetes: 7 Powerful Tips for Smarter Scaling”
What Is Horizontal Pod Autoscaler in Kubernetes? Horizontal Pod Autoscaler in Kubernetes, or HPA, is a Kubernetes mechanism that automatically adjusts the number of pod replicas—scaling out when workload increases and in when it decreases—to ensure applications reliably meet demand . Unlike vertical scaling (which increases CPU or memory of existing pods), Horizontal Pod Autoscaler […]