Panicked Netflix engineer turns to Reddit for help.

[text] 4 Postedby ujeanguythrowaway 23 hours ago X 153 URGENT Netflix Engineer Needs Help Scaling Kubernetes Deployment or Im Toast Hey there fellow Kubernetes aficionados Im currently a tech engineer at Netflix no seriously and Im in quite the pickle here. We have a live event going on for a super popular TV show no spoilers I promise and boy oh boy were getting waaaaay more traffic than we ever anticipated. I need your help STAT to scale up our Kubernetes deployment or I might as well start packing my bags for a lengthy unemployment period. So heres the deal our current deployment is like a single bicycle but we need the power of a thousand hamsters on wheels to handle this tsunami of viewers. I know you guys are Kubernetes wizards so any advice would be much appreciated But please hurry my boss is shooting me You better fix this or youre fired looks from across the room. Heres a brief overview of our setup Were using Kubernetes v1.23 with Helm charts I hope thats not ancient history to you guys Our main application is containerized but the Kubernetes cluster is starting to resemble the stressedout cat meme. Autoscaling is enabled but its more like a snail on a treadmill right now. My coffee supply is running dangerously low so any caffeineinfused tips are also welcome. I appreciate any help you can provide to save my job and keep the fans happy Remember the fate of this Netflix live event is now in your hands and so is my career Sincerely Your friendly desperate Netflix Engineer P.S. Ill be happy to hook you up with a year of free Netflix if you save my bacon here dont tell my boss UpdateEDIT Upper management decided to pull the plug on our live event unplugging and replugging didnt help who knew and its now officially canceled. As for me well my adventures arent over yet. Ive been summoned for a meeting with the bigwigs first thing tomorrow morning. Its probably not about my promotion but hey at least Ill get some quality time with the higherups