Author:Sergey Kanzhelev (Google) With Kubernetes
1.24 the gRPC probes functionality entered beta and is available by
default.Now you can configure startup, liveness, and readiness
probes for your gRPC app without exposing any HTTP endpoint, nor do
you need an executable.Kubernetes can natively connect to your your
workload via gRPC and query its status.
Some history
It's useful to let the system managing your workload check that the
app is healthy, has started OK, and whether the app considers
itself good to accept traffic.Before the gRPC support
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