readinessProbe

Kubernetes: liveness probe for Spring Boot with custom Actuator health check

A Kubernetes liveness and readiness probe is how the kubelet determines health of a pod.  This is often times as simple as checking the ability to reach the main service port over TCP or HTTP. But if you are using Spring Boot and have enabled the Actuator dependency, you have the ability to create even Kubernetes: liveness probe for Spring Boot with custom Actuator health check