Reliability in a Kubernetes environment is synonymous with stability, streamlined development and operations, and a better user experience. In a Kubernetes environment, reliability becomes much easier to achieve with the right configuration. Said another way, it’s easy to configure things incorrectly. Many factors need to be considered when building a stable and reliable Kubernetes cluster, including the possible need for application changes and changes to cluster configuration. Steps include setting resource requests and limits, autoscaling pods using a metric that represents application load, and using liveness and readiness probes.
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