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services.<name>.replicas

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Number of copies. An integer fixes the count; an object enables autoscaling.

  • Type: integer or object
  • Since: manifest v1

Accepted forms

  • integer
  • object: the full form, with the fields below
services:
web:
replicas: 2
services:
web:
replicas:
min: 2
max: 6
scale_on:
cpu: 70%

services.<name>.replicas.min

Fewest replicas. 0 allows scaling to zero.

  • Type: integer
  • Default: 1
  • Range: 0 to 20
  • Since: manifest v1
services:
web:
replicas:
min: 2

services.<name>.replicas.max

Most replicas.

  • Type: integer
  • Range: 1 to 20
  • Since: manifest v1
services:
web:
replicas:
max: 6

services.<name>.replicas.scale_on

Targets for horizontal autoscaling between min and max.

  • Type: object
  • Since: manifest v1
services:
web:
replicas:
scale_on:
cpu: 70%
concurrency: 80

services.<name>.replicas.scale_on.cpu

Average CPU use, as a percentage of the limit.

services:
web:
replicas:
scale_on:
cpu: 70%

services.<name>.replicas.scale_on.memory

Average memory use, as a percentage of the limit.

services:
web:
replicas:
scale_on:
memory: 80%

services.<name>.replicas.scale_on.concurrency

In-flight requests per replica, measured at the edge.

  • Type: integer
  • Range: 1 to …
  • Since: manifest v1
services:
web:
replicas:
scale_on:
concurrency: 80