Platform Autoscaling with HPA, VPA, and Cluster Autoscaler
Master Kubernetes autoscaling with Horizontal Pod Autoscaler, Vertical Pod Autoscaler, and Cluster Autoscaler.
Lab Overview
This hands-on lab teaches you to implement comprehensive autoscaling strategies for Kubernetes workloads.
You'll learn to:
- Configure Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) for replica scaling based on metrics
- Implement Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) for resource optimization
- Understand Cluster Autoscaler concepts for node-level scaling
- Combine autoscaling strategies for production workloads
- Monitor and verify autoscaling behavior
Autoscaling is essential for platform engineers to ensure applications can handle varying loads while optimizing resource utilization and costs.
What You'll Learn
Configure HPA for automatic horizontal pod scaling
Implement VPA for resource right-sizing
Understand Cluster Autoscaler integration
Verify autoscaling behavior under load
Prerequisites
kubernetes-fundamentals
metrics-server
Technologies Covered
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This lab is part of the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE) course
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