====== LU04c - Scale an App in K8s ====== ===== Goals ===== -I'm able to explain what's the purpose of scaling an app. -I'm able to explain the term ''horizontal and vertical'' scaling. -I'm able to explain the term ''Replicaset''. -I'm able to scale up or down a deployment with a K8s service. -I'm able to test/verify a scaled K8s service. -I'm able to query relevant information on scaled pods and services in a K8s cluster. -I can suggest and implement at least one measure when an error message appears. ===== Basics ===== This [[https://youtu.be/2MvAE6pGooc|video]] demonstrates how to scale an app in Minikube running on a AWS EC2 Instance. ===== Exercises ===== -Read some [[en:modul:m321_aws:topics:06|background information]] before starting the exercise -Watch again the video cast. -Deploy and scale app in YOUR K8s cluster. -Memorize the procedure. It will become handy for future exercises. ===== Study case ===== -Work on ''06/02_Exercises/01-Exercise.md to 04-Exercise.md'' located in your repository. -If an error occurs, read the message carefully, think of a solution and implement it.