What you'll learn

Managing Kubernetes workloads with static pod counts leads to wasted resources during lulls and performance degradation during peak traffic. In this course, Horizontal Pod Autoscaling in Kubernetes, you’ll gain the ability to create a HPA and add it to your deployment as well as understand how it works. First, you’ll explore how HPAs work and the mechanics behind scaling out your pods. Next, you’ll discover the behaviour of scaling up and scaling down pods in your deployment. Finally, you’ll learn how to troubleshoot common issues with your HPA. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to be able to create a HPA for your deployment and what you will need to understand how a HPA will scale your pods.