# kubectl autoscale

kubectl autoscaleSynopsisCreates an autoscaler that automatically chooses and sets the number of pods that run in a Kubernetes cluster. The command will attempt to use the autoscaling/v2 API first, in case of an error, it will fall back to autoscaling/v1 API.Looks up a deployment, replica set, stateful set, or replication controller by name and creates an autoscaler that uses the given resource as a reference. An autoscaler can automatically increase or decrease number of pods deployed within the system as needed.kubectl autoscale (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME | TYPE/NAME) [--min=MINPODS] --max=MAXPODS [--cpu=CPU] [--memory=MEMORY] Examples # Auto scale a deployment "foo", with the number of pods between 2 and 10, no target CPU utilization specified so a default autoscaling policy will be used kubectl autoscale deployment foo --min=2 --max=10 # Auto scale a replication controller "foo", with the number of pods between 1 and 5, target CPU utilization at 80% kubectl autoscale rc foo --max=5 --cpu=80% # Auto scale a deployment "bar", with the number of pods between 3 and 6, target average CPU of 500m and memory of 200Mi kubectl autoscale deployment bar --min=3 --max=6 --cpu=500m --memory=200Mi # Auto scale a deployment "bar", with the number of pods between 2 and 8, target CPU utilization 60% and memory utilization 70% kubectl autoscale deployment bar --min=3 --max=6 --cpu=60% --memory=70% Options--allow-missing-template-keys Default: trueIf true, ignore any errors in templates when a field or map key is missing in the template. Only applies to golang and jsonpath output formats.--cpu stringTarget CPU utilization over all the pods. When specified as a percentage (e.g."70%" for 70% of requested CPU) it will target average utilization. When specified as quantity (e.g."500m" for 500 milliCPU) it will target average value. Value without units is treated as a quantity with miliCPU being the unit (e.g."500" is "500m").--dry-run string[="unchanged"] Default: "none"Must be "none", "server", or "client". If client strategy, only print the object that would be sent, without sending it. If server strategy, submit server-side request without persisting the resource.--field-manager string Default: "kubectl-autoscale"Name of the manager used to track field ownership.-f, --filename stringsFilename, directory, or URL to files identifying the resource to autoscale.-h, --helphelp for autoscale-k, --kustomize stringProcess the kustomization directory. This flag can't be used together with -f or -R.--max int32 Default: -1The upper limit for the number of pods that can be set by the autoscaler. Required.--memory stringTarget memory utilization over all the pods. When specified as a percentage (e.g."60%" for 60% of requested memory) it will target average utilization. When specified as quantity (e.g."200Mi" for 200 MiB, "1Gi" for 1 GiB) it will target average value. Value without units is treated as a quantity with mebibytes being the unit (e.g."200" is "200Mi").--min int32 Default: -1The lower limit for the number of pods that can be set by the autoscaler. If it's not specified or negative, the server will apply a default value.--name stringThe name for the newly created object. If not specified, the name of the input resource will be used.-o, --output stringOutput format. One of: (json, yaml, name, go-template, go-template-file, template, templatefile, jsonpath, jsonpath-as-json, jsonpath-file).-R, --recursiveProcess the directory used in -f, --filename recursively. Useful when you want to manage related manifests organized within the same directory.--save-configIf true, the configuration of current object will be saved in its annotation. Otherwise, the annotation will be unchanged. This flag is useful when you want to perform kubectl apply on this object in the future.--show-managed-fieldsIf true, keep the managedFields when printing objects in JSON or YAML format.--template stringTemplate string or path to template file to use when -o=go-template, -o=go-template-file. The template format is golang templates [http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/#pkg-overview].Parent Options Inherited--as stringUsername to impersonate for the operation. User could be a regular user or a service account in a namespace.--as-group stringsGroup to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups.--as-uid stringUID to impersonate for the operation.--cache-dir string Default: "$HOME/.kube/cache"Default cache directory--certificate-authority stringPath to a cert file for the certificate authority--client-certificate stringPath to a client certificate file for TLS--client-key stringPath to a client key file for TLS--cluster stringThe name of the kubeconfig cluster to use--context stringThe name of the kubeconfig context to use--disable-compressionIf true, opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server--insecure-skip-tls-verifyIf true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure--kubeconfig stringPath to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.--kuberc stringPath to the kuberc file to use for preferences. This can be disabled by exporting KUBECTL_KUBERC=false feature gate or turning off the feature KUBERC=off.--match-server-versionRequire server version to match client version-n, --namespace stringIf present, the namespace scope for this CLI request--password stringPassword for basic authentication to the API server--profile string Default: "none"Name of profile to capture. One of (none|cpu|heap|goroutine|threadcreate|block|mutex)--profile-output string Default: "profile.pprof"Name of the file to write the profile to--request-timeout string Default: "0"The length of time to wait before giving up on a single server request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h). A value of zero means don't timeout requests.-s, --server stringThe address and port of the Kubernetes API server--storage-driver-buffer-duration duration Default: 1m0sWrites in the storage driver will be buffered for this duration, and committed to the non memory backends as a single transaction--storage-driver-db string Default: "cadvisor"database name--storage-driver-host string Default: "localhost:8086"database host:port--storage-driver-password string Default: "root"database password--storage-driver-secureuse secure connection with database--storage-driver-table string Default: "stats"table name--storage-driver-user string Default: "root"database username--tls-server-name stringServer name to use for server certificate validation. If it is not provided, the hostname used to contact the server is used--token stringBearer token for authentication to the API server--user stringThe name of the kubeconfig user to use--username stringUsername for basic authentication to the API server--version version[=true]--version, --version=raw prints version information and quits; --version=vX.Y.Z... sets the reported version--warnings-as-errorsTreat warnings received from the server as errors and exit with a non-zero exit codeSee Alsokubectl - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster managerThis page is automatically generated.If you plan to report an issue with this page, mention that the page is auto-generated in your issue description. The fix may need to happen elsewhere in the Kubernetes project.