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Debugging Kubernetes OOMKilled: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Dreaded OOMKilled $ kubectl describe pod api-service-7f8d9c-abc12 ... State: Terminated Reason: OOMKilled Exit Code: 137 Your container got killed because it used more memory than its limit. Sounds simple. Debugging it is not. # Check pod events kubectl get events --field-selector involved

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