K8s for Data Engineers — Pod & Container States/Phase

Knowing the status of pod & container and reason behind them

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Pod phases

Pods have a predetermined life cycle. We can use the Kubernetes API to check its status. Pod statuses are crucial in understanding the health and state of a pod at any given time. There are five primary phases or statuses that a pod can be in.