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kube-green — Kubernetes
kube-green is an open-source tool that reduces software power consumption.
kube-green enables users to configure periods during which unused resources are automatically shut down.
A k8s operator to reduce the CO2 footprint of your clusters. It is a simple k8s addon that automatically shuts down (some of) your resources when you don’t need them.
kube-green is a tool in the Container Tools category of a tech stack.
kube-green’s Features
- Suspend your pods when no one’s using them, scale down your cluster, and save energy.
- Reduce CO2 emissions.
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How it Works
The use of kube-green is very simple, once installed on the cluster, configure the desired CRD to make it work.
The CRD used by kube-green is called Sleeping. In the configuration, it’s possible to configure the sleep and wake-up time for the namespace.
So, we can define a specific time for a particular namespace and the wake-up time for a particular namespace so you can define a specific time when these pods and deployments will go to sleep.
We can also specify the wake-up time. The CRD is simple with