which is why we have to set resource limits for our containers. I imagine that at some point Kubernetes will start implementing a less manual way to manage resources, but this is all we have for now. Ben Visser, 12/2016 Kubernetes — Understanding Resources Kubernetes doesn’t have dynamic resource allocation, which means that requests and limits have to be determined and set by the user. When these numbers are not known precisely for a service, a good approach is to start it with overestimated resources requests and no limit, then let it run under normal production load for a certain time. Antoine Cotten, 05/2016 1 year, lessons learned from a 0 to Kubernetes transition