Kubernetes Readiness Probe

Guide & Examples

Jack Roper
DevOps.dev
Published in
9 min readJan 3, 2024

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In this article, we will take a look at Readiness probes in Kubernetes (K8s), explain what they are, when and why you would use them, and explain the difference between readiness, startup, and liveness probes. We will then take a look at common problems and solutions with Readiness probes and finally share some best practices on how to configure them. It’s a Readiness probe 101!

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