Importance of Graceful Shutdown in Kubernetes
Have you ever deployed a new version of your app in Kubernetes and noticed errors briefly spiking during rollout? Many teams do not even realize this is happening, especially if they are not closely monitoring their error rates during deployments.There is a common misconception in the Kubernetes world that bothers me. The official Kubernetes documentation and most guides claim that “if you want zero downtime upgrades, just use rolling update mode on deployments”. I have learned the hard way that...
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