https://theithollow.com/tags/readiness/ Recent content in Readiness on The IT Hollow Hugo en-us Mon, 18 May 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2020/05/18/kubernetes-liveness-and-readiness-probes/ Mon, 18 May 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2020/05/18/kubernetes-liveness-and-readiness-probes/ <p>Just because a container is in a running state, does not mean that the process running within that container is functional. We can use Kubernetes Readiness and Liveness probes to determine whether an application is ready to receive traffic or not.</p> <h2 id="liveness-and-readiness-probes---the-theory">Liveness and Readiness Probes - The Theory</h2> <p>On each node of a Kubernetes cluster there is a Kubelet running which manages the pods on that particular node. Its responsible for getting images pulled down to the node, reporting the node&rsquo;s health, and restarting failed containers. But how does the Kubelet know if there is a failed container?</p>