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I am creating a suite of online services. To better control database usage and scalability, I selected AKS as the platform to host my various services. This includes database pods, API pods, Blazor app pods, Keycloak, and more.
At the moment, my app is in its development infancy. I have no users and just a few pods. I created what I believed to be a lightweight node pool in AKS, but the VMs behind the scenes are costing me close to CA$1,000 per month. That's untenable. What is an optimal configuration of AKS to minimize costs while still being performant and scalable? Is AKS even the right tool?
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Hi Cost efficiency with Azure Kubernetes,
Thank you for reaching out to us on the Microsoft Q&A forum.
In addition to the @David Singh please follow the steps below when creating your cluster to reduce the cost of your AKS cluster:
Use the Cluster Autoscaler to automatically scale the number of nodes in your AKS cluster based on actual resource usage. This will help reduce costs during periods of low demand.
Ensure that each pod's CPU and memory resource requests and limits are properly configured. Proper resource limits ensure that Kubernetes schedules your pods more efficiently, avoiding both over-provisioning and underutilization of resources.
Configure the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) in your AKS cluster to dynamically scale the number of pods based on CPU, memory usage, or custom metrics. This allows your system to scale according to demand without over-provisioning resources.
If the environment is for development or testing purposes, check if you're eligible for Azure Dev/Test pricing. This offers significant discounts on various Azure resources including VMs and AKS.
Enable cluster autoscaling to automatically adjust the number of nodes in each pool based on demand. This helps reduce the cost of unused nodes during idle times.
Please find the below documents for more information:
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Hi Cost efficiency with Azure Kubernetes,
Just checking in to see if you have got a chance to see the comment posted in resolving the issue.
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Thank you.
You can do following 1. Use smaller VMs like B-series or spot VMs for cost savings.