LABINTERMEDIATE

Platform Autoscaling with HPA, VPA, and Cluster Autoscaler

Master Kubernetes autoscaling with Horizontal Pod Autoscaler, Vertical Pod Autoscaler, and Cluster Autoscaler.

45 minutes
platform-engineering/autoscaling
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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

hpavpacluster-autoscalerkubernetesscalingcnpe

Part of a Course

This lab is part of the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE) course

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