Monitoring and Scaling Laravel on Kubernetes

Explore monitoring and scaling techniques for Laravel applications on Kubernetes in this comprehensive tutorial video. Learn how to implement auto-scaling based on metrics, install and use tools like siege for load testing, create Horizontal Pod AutoScalers (HPA), deploy Metric Server, and trigger auto-scale events. Discover the process of adding Linkerd sidecar for request metric collection and attempt to integrate Prometheus middleware with Laravel. Gain valuable insights from industry experts Ciaran McNulty and Alex Bowers as they guide you through practical examples and best practices for optimizing Laravel performance on Kubernetes infrastructure.

- Holding screen
- Introductions
- What did we do last time?
- Installing siege
- Creating the Horizontal Pod AutoScaler HPA
- Deploying Metric Server
- Triggering an AutoScale Event with siege
- Adding Linkerd Sidecar for Request Metric Collection
- Attempting to add Prometheus Middleware to Laravel