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Kubernetes PriorityClass

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Christopher Adamson
Mar 09, 2025
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Kubernetes provides a way to influence pod scheduling and eviction using Pod Priority and Preemption features. At its core, PriorityClass allows you to assign an integer value to pods to indicate their relative importance. When the cluster is under resource pressure, Kubernetes can preempt (evict) lower-priority pods to free up resources for higher-prio…

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