Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud - Step 08 – Understanding Replica Sets in Kubernetes

The video tutorial explains the concept of replica sets in Kubernetes, highlighting their role in ensuring a specific number of pods are running at all times. It demonstrates how to monitor and manage pods, scale deployments, and troubleshoot using events. The tutorial provides practical examples of using commands like 'kubectl get pods' and 'kubectl scale deployment' to manage replica sets effectively.

What happens internally when you scale a deployment to three replicas?

Describe the relationship between a deployment and a replica set.

What is the significance of maintaining a specific number of pods in a replica set?