# learnk8s/kubernetes-production-best-practices

A checklist of Kubernetes best practices to help you release to production

Repository: https://github.com/learnk8s/kubernetes-production-best-practices
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubernetes-production-best-practices
Homepage: https://learnkube.com/production-best-practices
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, best-practices
Last push: 2026-05-12T05:59:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2516, "days_push": 113, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1136, forks 217 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:43.777232+00:00)

## What it is
A free, open checklist of Kubernetes best practices for releasing applications to production, covering application behavior, manifests, security, scaling, and go-live steps. It is maintained by LearnKube and usable in the browser or adapted for internal production reviews.

## Use cases
- review kubernetes manifests before production launch
- checklist for deploying apps to kubernetes
- kubernetes production readiness audit
- verify health checks and graceful shutdown in kubernetes
- kubernetes security best practices review
- prepare team for kubernetes migration or platform review

## When to choose
- you are preparing to deploy or migrate an application to Kubernetes production
- you want a structured pre-launch review covering security, scaling, and observability
- you need a shareable checklist for team or internal platform reviews

## When to avoid
- you need automated scanning or enforcement rather than a manual checklist
- you are not using Kubernetes
- you need hands-on tooling or CI integration instead of documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools, security, monitoring, deployment
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cloud
- tags: kubernetes, checklist, production-readiness, best-practices, cloud-native, sre, manifests, scaling, devops, containers, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- learnk8s/kubernetes-production-best-practices (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.777232+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:36:31.455299+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/learnk8s/kubernetes-production-best-practices (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.777232+00:00, sha 3907fc97be7f)
  - homepage: https://learnkube.com/production-best-practices (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:49.562581+00:00, sha b956eef90c8b)
  - site_page: https://learnkube.com/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:49.568318+00:00, sha 1ab3c716b480)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.