Kubernetes
Practical
By Samson Tanimawo, PhD
Published Mar 18, 2026
4 min read
DaemonSet: When You Need One
DaemonSets run a pod per node. When that's right.
Live workflow · 3 working · 1 queuedLive
Signal · gather Working
Decide · pick action Working
Apply · with verify Working
Learn · update playbook Queued
Yes
Per-node logging agent. Per-node monitoring agent. Per-node CNI.
Each node needs its own copy.
No
Application workloads. They should scale by load, not node count.
DaemonSet wastes capacity.
Design
Tolerations to run on tainted nodes. Resource requests sized to fit any node.
Daemons must work everywhere.