Overview
KubeElasti is a Kubernetes-native scale-to-zero solution designed to scale workloads down to zero safely during idle periods while preserving availability. It ensures no traffic loss during scale-in/scale-out transitions and integrates directly with native Kubernetes resources (Pods, Services, Ingress), simplifying deployment and operations. KubeElasti is suitable for cost-sensitive cloud-native applications that require rapid responsiveness when traffic returns.
Key Features
- Zero-traffic-loss scale-to-zero strategy with smooth transition handling.
- Direct integration with Kubernetes native objects without requiring code changes.
- Customizable scaling triggers and policies compatible with common metrics and event sources.
- Lightweight design for minimal runtime overhead and compatibility with major cloud and on-prem Kubernetes platforms.
Use Cases
- Stateless services or event-driven backends that want to reduce costs to zero when idle.
- Services requiring fast cold-start recovery for incoming traffic, such as API gateways, lightweight microservices, and batch workers.
- Multi-tenant environments that need per-tenant on-demand isolation and elastic scaling to optimize resource utilization.
Technical Highlights
- Controller-based implementation leveraging Kubernetes APIs to make scaling decisions and manage resources.
- Seamless integration with existing manifests and Helm charts for easy CI/CD adoption.
- Extensible trigger interfaces supporting metric-based, HTTP request-based, or event-bus wake-up strategies.