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Resource Limits

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Set resource requests (guaranteed) and limits (maximum) for CPU and memory on every container.

Resource Requests and Limits

containers:
  - name: myapp
    image: myapp:1.0
    resources:
      requests:           # guaranteed minimum
        memory: "64Mi"
        cpu: "100m"       # 100 millicores = 0.1 CPU
      limits:             # maximum allowed
        memory: "256Mi"
        cpu: "500m"

# LimitRange — default limits per namespace
apiVersion: v1
kind: LimitRange
metadata:
  name: default-limits
spec:
  limits:
    - default:
        memory: 256Mi
        cpu: 500m
      defaultRequest:
        memory: 64Mi
        cpu: 100m
      type: Container