Kubernetes
Practical
By Samson Tanimawo, PhD
Published Jan 25, 2026
4 min read
Pod Spec Fields: 2026 Best Practice
Most pods missing fields. The checklist.
Live workflow · 3 working · 1 queuedLive
Signal · gather Working
Decide · pick action Working
Apply · with verify Working
Learn · update playbook Queued
Must have
resources.requests, resources.limits.
Readiness probe. Liveness probe (with care). Security context.
Should have
nodeSelector or affinity. Tolerations. PriorityClass.
Tunable for the workload.
Avoid
hostNetwork: true. privileged: true.
Specific use cases only.