Kubernetes right-sizing
Whether your cluster runs more nodes than your pods' real usage needs.
- From the articleRight-size Kubernetes: the playbook that took a cluster from 7 to 4 nodes
- Help with thisKubernetes orchestration and optimization
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Dominik Heinrich · dominikheinrich.ch
Kubernetes right-sizing
Created on Nov 9, 2026
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How many nodes do your requests really need?
Move the sliders to your numbers. Requests decide where pods fit, so oversized requests buy nodes nobody uses.
Node size
5
nodes today
2
nodes after right-sizing (200m)
60%
less node capacity
CPU only, about 90% of a node is allocatable, at least 2 nodes for availability. Check memory the same way before you remove a node.
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