Kubernetes HA best practices
As people become more acquainted with Kubernetes, there are trends toward more advanced use of the platform, such as users deploying Kubernetes in an HA architecture to ensure full production uptime. According to the recent Kubernetes and cloud native operations report, 2022 (https://juju.is/cloud-native-kubernetes-usage-report-2022), many respondents appear to utilize Kubernetes’ HA architecture for highly secure, data-sensitive applications.
In this section, we will go over some of the best practices for deploying HA apps in Kubernetes. These guidelines build upon what we have seen in Chapter 5, Creating and Implementing Updates on Multi-Node Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Clusters.
As you may be aware, deploying a basic app setup in Kubernetes is a piece of cake. Trying to make your application available and fault-tolerant, on the other hand, implies a slew of challenges and problems. In general, implementing HA in any capacity requires the following...