kubectl scale

CautionScale replicas

kubectl scale deploy/<name> --replicas=<n>

Changes a deployment's replica count for load or pausing.

Examples

kubectl scale deploy/web --replicas=0 -n prodTemporarily stop pods

Syntax

kubectl scale deploy/<name> --replicas=<n> -n <ns>

Before you run it

0 replicas effectively stops it.

Related commands

kubectl rolloutRollout restart/undo
kubectl get deployList deployments

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