Kubernetes Overkill Debate

Comments debate whether Kubernetes solves specific deployment issues, is overkill for simpler setups, or introduces its own complexities like high resource usage and improper configurations.

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hkkwritesgmail Nov 28, 2024 View on HN

If I need "some" of the above, Kubernetes forces me to grapple with "all" of the above. I think that is the issue.

sandwitches Jun 25, 2024 View on HN

The solution is to not use Kubernetes.

coffeesn0b Aug 23, 2018 View on HN

Have you worked with k8s yet? A lot of the things you bring up are addressed if k8s is used properly.

jonfw Jul 14, 2020 View on HN

I haven't had any issues with this in a Kubernetes context- but I can see how this could lead to issues in different contexts

Sounds like an unfortunate edge case that shouldn't detract from all the good things Kubernetes affords.

kronin May 30, 2020 View on HN

Sounds like your setup lacks high availability. If you don't believe you need that, then yeah, kubernetes is overkill.

013a May 9, 2017 View on HN

Is the issue you outline something an out-of-the-box Kops cluster would suffer from?

lobster_johnson Jun 10, 2017 View on HN

This would require Kubernetes to do the same, which I don't think it does?

kgraves Jun 19, 2020 View on HN

can't using kubernetes solve this issue?

pletnes Sep 12, 2021 View on HN

The kubernetes feature makes this problem much worse in my experience. Do you have it disabled?