Kubernetes facilitates the scalability, adaptability, and robustness of applications. Nevertheless, there are situations where organizations find it advantageous to shut down their Kubernetes workloads outside regular hours. This could primarily be driven by cost-efficiency, security considerations, or the need for maintenance.

The off-hours challenge can be solved from multiple perspectives, but the two main ones that come to mind are:

Powering off the Kubernetes nodes Powering off the Kubernetes applications The former (1) might be a good solution for some, because it simply makes sure that the nodes are powered off. Essentially, nothing can be more cost effective and secure than that. However, this solution takes away the dynamic behavior of Kubernetes workloads.

Will explore 3 ways to automatically shut down Kubernetes applications. The last one being a “Bonus” for the tech-savvy.

Cron Scaler Custom Metric Scaler Network Scaler* Read more on the topic in this blog post: https://www.perfectscale.io/blog/putting-k8s-resources-to-sl...

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