"Why is my etcd eating all the disk space and how do I stop it before it kills my cluster?"

**Short answer**: etcd keeps all historical data forever unless you compact it. Your cluster creates thousands of objects daily and etcd logs every change. **Fix it now**: ```bash # Check current etcd size kubectl exec -n kube-system etcd-master -- etcdctl endpoint status --write-out=table # Compact old revisions (keeps last 100k revisions) kubectl exec -n kube-system etcd-master -- etcdctl compact $(kubectl exec -n kube-system etcd-master -- etcdctl endpoint status --write-out=json | jq -r '.[] | .Status.header.revision - 100000') # Defrag to reclaim space kubectl exec -n kube-system etcd-master -- etcdctl defrag ``` **Prevent it**: Set up auto-compaction in etcd config and monitor database size. We alert when etcd hits 4GB because 8GB+ causes cluster performance problems.

"My Prometheus is using 50GB of RAM and still running out of memory. What the hell?"

**Short answer**: High-cardinality metrics are killing you. Someone is creating metrics with unique labels for every user/request/UUID. **Find the culprits**: ```bash # Connect to Prometheus and check cardinality curl http://[PROMETHEUS-HOST]:9090/api/v1/label/__name__/values | jq '.data[]' | wc -l # Find high-cardinality metric families curl 'http://[PROMETHEUS-HOST]:9090/api/v1/query?query={__name__=~".+"}' | jq '.data.result | group_by(.__name__) | map({name: .[0].__name__, count: length}) | sort_by(.count) | reverse | .[0:10]' ``` **Fix it**: Delete the problematic metrics and fix your applications to not create unique labels. We once had a metric with request_id as a label - that created 10 million time series.

"ArgoCD is stuck syncing and my deployment is half-broken. How do I force it to just fucking work?"

**Short answer**: ArgoCD gets confused by resource conflicts, failed validations, or circular dependencies. **Emergency fixes**: ```bash # Force hard refresh of application state argocd app get your-app --hard-refresh # If that doesn't work, force replace everything argocd app sync your-app --force --replace # Nuclear option: delete and recreate the ArgoCD application argocd app delete your-app argocd app create your-app --repo https://github.com/kubernetes/examples --path manifests/ ``` **Why this happens**: Usually someone applied resources manually with kubectl, creating drift between Git and cluster state. ArgoCD doesn't know how to reconcile the differences.

"My pods are getting OOMKilled but kubectl top shows they're only using 50% memory. What's lying to me?"

**Short answer**: `kubectl top` shows working set memory, not total memory usage. The OOMKiller looks at RSS + cache, which can be much higher. **Get real memory usage**: ```bash # Check actual memory usage from inside the pod kubectl exec your-pod -- cat /proc/meminfo | grep -E "MemTotal|MemAvailable|MemFree" # See what processes are using memory kubectl exec your-pod -- ps aux --sort=-%mem | head -10 # Check memory cgroups (the actual limit enforcement) kubectl exec your-pod -- cat /sys/fs/cgroup/memory/memory.usage_in_bytes kubectl exec your-pod -- cat /sys/fs/cgroup/memory/memory.limit_in_bytes ``` **Why kubectl top lies**: It reports working set memory (actively used pages) while the OOMKiller counts all allocated memory including buffers and caches.

"DNS resolution is randomly failing in my cluster. Some pods can resolve domains, others can't. Why?"

**Short answer**: CoreDNS is probably resource-starved, misconfigured, or you're hitting DNS rate limits. **Debug DNS issues**: ```bash # Test DNS from a pod kubectl run dnstest --rm -i --tty --image nicolaka/netshoot -- nslookup kubernetes.default.svc.cluster.local # Check CoreDNS pod health kubectl get pods -n kube-system -l k8s-app=kube-dns # Look at CoreDNS logs for errors kubectl logs -n kube-system -l k8s-app=kube-dns # Check DNS configuration kubectl get configmap coredns -n kube-system -o yaml ``` **Common DNS fuck-ups**: CoreDNS pods without enough CPU/memory, DNS forwarding misconfigured, network policies blocking DNS traffic, or external DNS providers rate-limiting your cluster.

"My ingress controller is returning 503s randomly but the backend pods are healthy. What's broken?"

**Short answer**: Load balancer health checks are probably failing, or there's a mismatch between service endpoints and ingress backend configuration. **Debug ingress issues**: ```bash # Check ingress configuration kubectl describe ingress your-ingress # Verify service endpoints are populated kubectl get endpoints your-service # Check ingress controller logs kubectl logs -n ingress-nginx -l app.kubernetes.io/name=ingress-nginx # Test backend connectivity from ingress controller kubectl exec -n ingress-nginx deploy/ingress-nginx-controller -- curl -v http://[SERVICE-NAME].[NAMESPACE].svc.cluster.local/health ``` **Why this happens**: Service selector doesn't match pod labels, pods aren't ready (readiness probe failing), or ingress controller can't reach the service due to network policies.

"My autoscaler keeps scaling up and down constantly. How do I make it stop having seizures?"

**Short answer**: Your scaling metrics are too sensitive, scaling policies are too aggressive, or you have competing autoscalers fighting each other. **Fix HPA oscillation**: ```bash # Check current HPA status and metrics kubectl describe hpa your-hpa # Look at scaling events kubectl get events --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp | grep HorizontalPodAutoscaler # Adjust scaling policies to be less aggressive kubectl patch hpa your-hpa -p '{"spec":{"behavior":{"scaleDown":{"stabilizationWindowSeconds":300},"scaleUp":{"stabilizationWindowSeconds":60}}}}' ``` **Stabilization settings that actually work**: Scale up quickly (60s window), scale down slowly (5-10 minute window). Set target utilization to 70% not 50% to avoid constant scaling.

"My certificates expired and took down the whole site. How do I quickly fix this without killing cert-manager?"

**Short answer**: cert-manager probably tried to renew but failed. Check rate limits, DNS validation, or ACME account issues. **Emergency certificate fixes**: ```bash # Check certificate status kubectl describe certificate your-cert # Check cert-manager logs for renewal errors kubectl logs -n cert-manager deploy/cert-manager # Force certificate renewal kubectl delete secret your-cert-tls kubectl annotate certificate your-cert cert-manager.io/issue-temporary-certificate="true" # If Let's Encrypt rate limited, switch to staging temporarily kubectl patch issuer your-issuer -p '{"spec":{"acme":{"server":"https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory"}}}' ``` **Prevention**: Monitor certificate expiration dates and renewal attempts. We alert at 30 days and 7 days before expiration.

"My cluster nodes keep going NotReady and pods get evicted. What's causing this instability?"

**Short answer**: Node resource pressure, networking issues, or kubelet problems are making nodes appear unhealthy to the control plane. **Diagnose node issues**: ```bash # Check node conditions kubectl describe nodes | grep -A 5 Conditions # Check kubelet logs on the problematic node journalctl -u kubelet -f # Look for resource pressure indicators kubectl top nodes kubectl describe node problematic-node | grep -A 10 Pressure ``` **Common causes**: Out of disk space, memory pressure causing OOMKills, network partitions between node and control plane, or kubelet getting OOMKilled due to resource limits.

"I rolled back a deployment but it's still broken. Why didn't the rollback fix anything?"

**Short answer**: The problem isn't in your application code - it's probably in configuration, infrastructure, dependencies, or external services. **Rollback troubleshooting**: ```bash # Verify rollback actually happened kubectl rollout history deployment/your-app kubectl describe deployment your-app | grep Image # Check if the issue is environmental kubectl logs deployment/your-app | grep -i error kubectl get events --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp | tail -20 # Test if the previous version actually works in current environment kubectl run test-old-version --image=your-app:previous-version --rm -i --tty -- /bin/sh ``` **Why rollbacks fail**: Database migrations that can't be reversed, external API changes, configuration drift, or infrastructure issues that affect all versions equally.

"How do I tell if my Kubernetes cluster is about to completely shit the bed?"

**Short answer**: Monitor control plane health, resource trends, and error rates across core components. **Early warning indicators**: ```bash # Check control plane component health kubectl get componentstatuses # Monitor API server latency and errors kubectl get --raw /metrics | grep apiserver_request_duration_seconds # Check etcd health and size kubectl exec -n kube-system etcd-master -- etcdctl endpoint health # Look for resource pressure across nodes kubectl top nodes kubectl describe nodes | grep -A 5 Pressure ``` **Red flags**: etcd over 6GB, API server P99 latency over 1 second, any control plane pods restarting frequently, nodes with memory/disk pressure, or core services (DNS, ingress) showing errors. The pattern here is clear: most outages are predictable and preventable if you know what to monitor and how to interpret the signals. The questions you ask during an outage are usually the same metrics you should have been alerting on before the outage.

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Critical Context & Failure Scenarios

Real-World Impact Assessment

Current downtime costs: $14,056/minute average enterprise, $23,750/minute for large companies (2025 data)
Case study cost breakdown: $180k lost sales + $30k AWS recovery charges + 72 engineering hours + employee turnover
Root cause pattern: 80% of outages caused by human error, not infrastructure failure
Severity indicator: etcd over 6GB = cluster performance degradation imminent

Failure Frequency & Consequences

etcd disk space exhaustion: Happens gradually over weeks/months, kills cluster in minutes
Single AZ failures: Monthly occurrence in us-east-1, requires 3+ AZ spread with pod anti-affinity
Memory leak progression: Gradual 50MB/day growth for months before critical failure
Certificate expiration: cert-manager silent failures occur frequently, requires multiple monitoring tools

Configuration: Production-Ready Settings

etcd Storage Management

# Critical threshold alerts
alert: EtcdDiskGrowth
expr: predict_linear(etcd_mvcc_db_total_size_in_bytes[7d], 7*24*3600) > 8e+9
# Alert at 20ms latency (not 100ms - too late)
alert: EtcdGettingSlow
expr: histogram_quantile(0.99, rate(etcd_disk_wal_fsync_duration_seconds_bucket[5m])) > 0.01

Operational Reality: 8GB etcd limit is hard failure point, compaction required at 4GB

Prometheus Resource Configuration

Memory requirement: 50GB+ easily consumed by high-cardinality metrics
Critical failure mode: Prometheus crashes during outages when most needed
High-cardinality prevention: Never use unique IDs (request_id, user_id) as metric labels
Storage trending: Track growth over weeks, not current usage snapshots

Node Capacity Management

Required overhead: 40% unused capacity (not 20% recommended)
Cost trade-off: Over-provisioning prevents more outages than it causes waste
Scaling reality: AWS 10-minute node provisioning during incidents makes emergency scaling unreliable

Resource Requirements & Decision Criteria

Monitoring Tool Reality Matrix

Tool	Memory/Cost	Failure Modes	When To Use
Prometheus	50GB+ RAM, $300-800/month AWS	Crashes during outages, high-cardinality death	Core metrics, trending
Grafana	$0-500/month	50+ panel performance degradation	All visualization
ELK Stack	$800-2000/month	Elasticsearch memory hunger	Log investigation
Datadog	$500-5000/month	Brutal cost scaling	All-in-one preference

Alert Configuration That Prevents Fatigue

Time-based thresholds: High CPU at 3 AM = critical, same level at 10 AM = normal
Trend-based alerting: Memory growing toward failure vs current high usage
Multi-signal requirements: OOM prediction needs 3 conditions: high usage + growing + trend prediction

Critical Warnings & Breaking Points

What Official Documentation Doesn't Tell You

etcd Performance Degradation Stages

4GB database size: Performance impact begins
6GB database size: Noticeable cluster slowdown
8GB hard limit: Complete cluster failure
Latency progression: 20ms = warning, 50ms = heading for meltdown, 100ms = already failed

Resource Monitoring Lies

kubectl top shows working set memory: OOMKiller counts RSS + cache (much higher)
CPU alerts on averages: Meaningless without understanding traffic patterns
Network policy silent failures: Block DNS traffic without obvious errors

ArgoCD Operational Realities

Sync loop failures: Applies broken config repeatedly
State drift confusion: Manual kubectl changes break GitOps reconciliation
Emergency bypass necessity: OPA Gatekeeper blocks critical fixes during outages

Storage Performance Thresholds

Alert at 60% PVC usage: Kubernetes storage expansion unpredictable
EBS performance expectations: IOPS <1000 or latency >10ms indicates problems
Zone mismatch failures: PV in us-east-1a, pod in us-east-1b = mount failure

Implementation Reality & Migration Pain Points

Chaos Engineering Progression (Safe Implementation)

Dev environment: Unrestricted chaos testing
Staging with production load: Synthetic traffic chaos
Production maintenance windows: Single pod failures only
Production low traffic: Graduate to network partitions

GitOps Implementation Gotchas

Certificate rotation failures: cert-manager silent failures require external monitoring
Policy enforcement conflicts: Emergency deployments blocked by missing labels
Rollback failure scenarios: Database migrations, external API changes, configuration drift

Circuit Breaker Reality

Istio complexity: More outages caused by misconfiguration than prevented
Simple timeouts first: Before implementing complex circuit breaker patterns
Resource isolation cost: Dedicated nodes expensive but prevent cascade failures

Advanced Troubleshooting Decision Trees

Three-Minute Triage Protocol

User impact assessment: 30 seconds maximum
Service scope determination: All services vs single service failure
Control plane health: Node status and component health
Emergency rollback criteria: Recent deployment + user impact = immediate rollback

Memory Leak Detection Patterns

Gradual increase: Classic leak over days/weeks
Spike patterns: Resource not freed after specific operations
Never-decreasing: Accumulating caches/buffers
Detection threshold: Alert when predict_linear shows OOM in 5 minutes

Network Debugging Hierarchy

Pod-to-pod connectivity: Basic network function
DNS resolution: CoreDNS health and configuration
Service endpoint population: Selector and label matching
Network policy interference: Traffic blocking rules

Emergency Recovery Procedures

Nuclear Options (Last Resort)

# Control plane restart sequence
kubectl delete pod -n kube-system -l component=kube-apiserver
kubectl delete pod -n kube-system -l k8s-app=kube-dns

# Emergency pod eviction
kubectl delete pod problematic-pod --grace-period=0 --force

Recovery Priority Order

Control plane stability: API server, etcd, scheduler
Core services: DNS, ingress, monitoring
Applications: Business priority order

Backup Requirements Before Changes

Cluster state backup: All resources across namespaces
etcd snapshot: Control plane data protection
Custom resource backup: CRD and operator configurations

Capacity Planning Intelligence

Predictive Alerting Examples

# Memory leak detection (7-day prediction)
predict_linear(node_memory_MemAvailable_bytes[7d], 7*24*3600) < 1e+9

# Disk filling prediction (4-hour prediction)
predict_linear(node_filesystem_avail_bytes[6h], 4*3600) < 0

# Certificate expiration warning
(probe_ssl_earliest_cert_expiry - time()) / 86400 < 30

Resource Pressure Indicators

Node memory requests >80%: Add capacity immediately
etcd fsync latency >10ms: Disk performance degrading
API server inflight requests >100: Cluster overload imminent

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Prevention vs Firefighting Economics

Prevention cost: $5,600 full-time SRE for 6 months
Single outage cost: $180k (Black Friday case study)
Monitoring infrastructure: $300-800/month prevents $14k/minute downtime
Over-provisioning cost: 40% capacity overhead vs emergency scaling expenses

Tool Selection Criteria

Prometheus: Memory management complexity vs comprehensive metrics
Managed solutions: $500-5000/month vs operational overhead
Chaos engineering: Zero cost (LitmusChaos) vs potential production risk

Known Issues & Workarounds

Common Pitfalls with Solutions

Prometheus cardinality explosion: Audit metrics with unique labels, delete problematic series
ArgoCD state drift: Force hard refresh or replace deployment
DNS rate limiting: Multiple CoreDNS monitoring tools required
HPA oscillation: 5-10 minute stabilization windows prevent constant scaling

Breaking Changes & Compatibility

Kubernetes version upgrades: Test storage CSI drivers compatibility first
cert-manager updates: Monitor Let's Encrypt rate limits during mass renewals
Ingress controller changes: Verify backend connectivity patterns remain functional

This technical reference provides operational intelligence for preventing, detecting, and recovering from Kubernetes production outages based on real-world incident experience and proven mitigation strategies.

Useful Links for Further Investigation

Resources That Actually Help When You're Debugging at 3 AM

Link	Description
Kubernetes Troubleshooting Guide	Official documentation that provides comprehensive guidance on debugging Kubernetes, covering pod debugging, cluster problems, and resource issues.
kubectl Quick Reference	A concise command cheat sheet for kubectl, designed to be a quick reference during high-pressure incidents when mental clarity is compromised.
etcd Performance Troubleshooting	Essential guide for troubleshooting etcd performance issues, critical for maintaining the health and responsiveness of your Kubernetes control plane.
Kubernetes Resource Debugging	Documentation focused on debugging Kubernetes resource usage, helping identify resource-intensive applications and resolve capacity-related problems within the cluster.
Prometheus Operator kube-prometheus	A battle-tested Prometheus setup provided by the Prometheus Operator, including production-ready alert rules for robust Kubernetes monitoring.
Awesome Prometheus Rules	A curated collection of community-contributed Prometheus alert rules, proven to be effective and reliable in real-world production environments.
etcd Monitoring Dashboards	Essential Grafana dashboards and monitoring configurations for etcd, designed to provide deep insights and prevent potential cluster disasters.
Kubernetes Mixin Dashboards	A collection of production-grade Grafana dashboards and Prometheus rules for comprehensive monitoring of Kubernetes clusters.
Litmus Documentation	Official documentation for LitmusChaos, providing guidance on safely implementing chaos engineering experiments without risking your production environment.
Chaos Mesh Documentation	Documentation for Chaos Mesh, enabling you to conduct real chaos experiments in a controlled and safe manner within your Kubernetes clusters.
Principles of Chaos Engineering	An foundational resource outlining the core principles and theoretical underpinnings of controlled failure testing and chaos engineering practices.
AWS Well-Architected Framework	AWS's comprehensive framework providing guidance on designing and operating reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective cloud systems, including incident response.
Debugging Kubernetes Applications	Official guide for debugging Kubernetes applications, covering pod lifecycle issues, failure investigation, and common application-level problems.
Debug Running Pods	Practical guide on how to effectively get inside running Kubernetes pods to inspect their state and diagnose what might be broken.
nicolaka/netshoot	A powerful network debugging container image packed with essential tools, frequently used for diagnosing complex network issues within Kubernetes environments.
Container Runtime Debugging	Documentation on performing low-level container debugging using crictl, providing direct interaction with the container runtime interface for advanced diagnostics.
Node Troubleshooting Guide	A comprehensive guide offering detailed steps for troubleshooting various cluster and node-related issues within a Kubernetes environment.
AWS EKS Troubleshooting	Official AWS documentation providing specific problems and solutions for troubleshooting Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clusters and their components.
GKE Troubleshooting Guide	Google's official troubleshooting guide for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), offering solutions and debugging steps for common GKE-specific issues.
Azure AKS Troubleshooting	Microsoft's official documentation for troubleshooting Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, addressing common cluster and node-related problems.
Kubernetes Community	An active and vibrant community hub for Kubernetes users, offering discussions, real-world production problem-solving, and shared solutions.
Kubernetes Slack	The official Kubernetes Slack workspace, where the #troubleshooting channel serves as an invaluable resource for urgent issues and real-time help.
Stack Overflow Kubernetes	A searchable archive on Stack Overflow dedicated to Kubernetes questions, providing solutions and discussions for a wide range of production problems.
CNCF Slack	The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Slack workspace, featuring multiple project-specific channels for addressing problems related to various cloud-native tools.
k8s.af - Kubernetes Failure Stories	A collection of real-world Kubernetes outage post-mortems, offering valuable insights and lessons learned from various production incidents.
Incident Database	A comprehensive database compiling cross-industry incident reports, allowing users to analyze patterns and learn from a wide array of operational failures.
Site Reliability Engineering Book	Google's authoritative book on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), detailing practical and proven SRE practices that are effective in production environments.
Chaos Engineering Book	An O'Reilly guide providing in-depth knowledge and practical approaches to controlled failure testing and implementing chaos engineering principles.
Prometheus Best Practices	Official Prometheus documentation offering best practices for metric naming, effective use of labels, and configuring recording rules for optimal monitoring.
Alerting Best Practices	Guidance on how to write effective Prometheus alerts that minimize alert fatigue and provide actionable insights during incidents.
Prometheus Query Examples	A collection of PromQL query examples demonstrating how to retrieve and analyze metrics for common monitoring scenarios in Prometheus.
Grafana Labs Dashboards	A vast repository of community-contributed Grafana dashboards, offering pre-built visualizations for a wide range of monitoring targets and applications.
Kubernetes Security Best Practices	Official Kubernetes documentation providing essential security guidance and best practices for hardening and securing production Kubernetes clusters.
CIS Kubernetes Benchmark	The Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmark providing prescriptive security configuration standards for Kubernetes to enhance cluster security.
kube-score	A tool for static analysis of Kubernetes object definitions, providing recommendations for improved security, reliability, and best practices.
Polaris	A powerful tool for validating Kubernetes configurations against best practices, identifying potential issues related to security, efficiency, and reliability.
k9s	An intuitive terminal UI for Kubernetes, designed to be highly usable and efficient for navigating and managing clusters, especially during incidents.
kubectx/kubens	Tools for rapidly switching between Kubernetes contexts and namespaces, significantly improving productivity when managing multiple clusters or environments.
stern	A command-line utility for tailing logs from multiple Kubernetes pods and containers simultaneously, simplifying log analysis during debugging.
kubectl-debug	A kubectl plugin that allows you to debug running pods by injecting a temporary container with a proper shell and debugging tools.
kubectl-sniff	A kubectl plugin enabling packet capture for Kubernetes pods, leveraging tcpdump and Wireshark for in-depth network traffic analysis.
kubectl-trace	A kubectl plugin utilizing eBPF for advanced debugging of network and performance issues directly within Kubernetes clusters.
Linkerd Documentation	Official documentation for Linkerd, a service mesh providing robust observability features essential for debugging network flows and microservice interactions.
Wireshark	The world's foremost network protocol analyzer, indispensable for deep packet analysis and diagnosing complex network issues when other tools fail.
kube-capacity	A command-line tool for analyzing Kubernetes cluster resource capacity, providing insights into current usage and potential bottlenecks.
kubectl-node-shell	A kubectl plugin that provides convenient shell access to Kubernetes nodes, enabling direct debugging and inspection of node-level issues.
Profefe	A continuous profiling system designed for Go applications running in Kubernetes, helping identify performance bottlenecks and optimize resource usage.
Kubernetes API Reference	The official Kubernetes API reference documentation, crucial for understanding the exact functionality and structure of every field in Kubernetes objects.
kubectl Reference	Comprehensive official documentation for all kubectl commands, providing detailed usage, flags, and examples for effective command-line interaction.
Kubernetes Events Guide	A guide to understanding Kubernetes cluster events, explaining their meaning and significance for diagnosing system behavior and issues.
Container Runtime Interface	Documentation on the Container Runtime Interface (CRI), essential for understanding and performing low-level debugging of container runtimes in Kubernetes.
EKS Best Practices	AWS's official best practices guide for Amazon EKS, offering practical and proven recommendations for running production-grade Kubernetes clusters.
GKE Production Checklist	Google's comprehensive checklist for hardening your Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters, focusing on security, reliability, and operational best practices.
AKS Production Best Practices	Microsoft's official best practices for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), providing real-world guidance for deploying and operating production AKS clusters.
OpenShift Production Guide	Red Hat's comprehensive guide for OpenShift Container Platform, leveraging enterprise experience to provide recommendations for scalability, performance, and host practices.
SLO Implementation Guide	Google's practical guide to implementing Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs), offering a proven approach to defining and measuring reliability.
The RED Method	An explanation of the RED Method (Rate, Errors, Duration), a practical framework for instrumenting and monitoring services to gain critical observability insights.
The USE Method	Brendan Gregg's USE Method (Utilization, Saturation, Errors), a systematic approach for analyzing the performance of any system resource.
Distributed Tracing Guide	OpenTelemetry's guide to distributed tracing, explaining its concepts and how to implement it for gaining deep observability into microservices architectures.

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