## kubectl autoscale Auto-scale a deployment or replication controller ### Synopsis Creates an autoscaler that automatically chooses and sets the number of pods that run in a kubernetes cluster. Looks up a deployment or replication controller by name and creates an autoscaler that uses this deployment or replication controller 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-percent=CPU] [flags] ``` ### Examples ``` # Auto scale a deployment "foo", with the number of pods between 2 to 10, target CPU utilization at a default value that server applies: kubectl autoscale deployment foo --min=2 --max=10 # Auto scale a replication controller "foo", with the number of pods between 1 to 5, target CPU utilization at 80%: kubectl autoscale rc foo --max=5 --cpu-percent=80 ``` ### Options ``` --cpu-percent=-1: The target average CPU utilization (represented as a percent of requested CPU) over all the pods. If it's not specified or negative, the server will apply a default value. --dry-run[=false]: If true, only print the object that would be sent, without creating it. -f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to autoscale. --generator="horizontalpodautoscaler/v1beta1": The name of the API generator to use. Currently there is only 1 generator. --max=-1: The upper limit for the number of pods that can be set by the autoscaler. Required. --min=-1: The 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="": The name for the newly created object. If not specified, the name of the input resource will be used. --no-headers[=false]: When using the default output, don't print headers. -o, --output="": Output format. One of: json|yaml|wide|name|go-template=...|go-template-file=...|jsonpath=...|jsonpath-file=... See golang template [http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/#pkg-overview] and jsonpath template [http://releases.k8s.io/release-1.2/docs/user-guide/jsonpath.md]. --output-version="": Output the formatted object with the given version (default api-version). --record[=false]: Record current kubectl command in the resource annotation. --save-config[=false]: If true, the configuration of current object will be saved in its annotation. This is useful when you want to perform kubectl apply on this object in the future. -a, --show-all[=false]: When printing, show all resources (default hide terminated pods.) --show-labels[=false]: When printing, show all labels as the last column (default hide labels column) --sort-by="": If non-empty, sort list types using this field specification. The field specification is expressed as a JSONPath expression (e.g. '{.metadata.name}'). The field in the API resource specified by this JSONPath expression must be an integer or a string. --template="": Template 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]. ``` ### Options inherited from parent commands ``` --alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files --api-version="": The API version to use when talking to the server --certificate-authority="": Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority. --client-certificate="": Path to a client certificate file for TLS. --client-key="": Path to a client key file for TLS. --cluster="": The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use --context="": The name of the kubeconfig context to use --insecure-skip-tls-verify[=false]: If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure. --kubeconfig="": Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests. --log-backtrace-at=:0: when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace --log-dir="": If non-empty, write log files in this directory --log-flush-frequency=5s: Maximum number of seconds between log flushes --logtostderr[=true]: log to standard error instead of files --match-server-version[=false]: Require server version to match client version --namespace="": If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request. --password="": Password for basic authentication to the API server. -s, --server="": The address and port of the Kubernetes API server --stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr --token="": Bearer token for authentication to the API server. --user="": The name of the kubeconfig user to use --username="": Username for basic authentication to the API server. --v=0: log level for V logs --vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging ``` ### SEE ALSO * [kubectl](kubectl.md) - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager ###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 29-Feb-2016 [![Analytics](https://kubernetes-site.appspot.com/UA-36037335-10/GitHub/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_autoscale.md?pixel)]()