What is the purpose of a startup probe in Kubernetes and when should it be used instead of liveness probes?

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What is the purpose of a startup probe in Kubernetes and when should it be used instead of liveness probes?

Key points

  • Startup probes are specifically designed for slow-starting containers
  • They prevent premature restarts during long initialization sequences
  • Other probes are disabled until the container passes the startup probe
  • Used when containers may fail liveness or readiness checks during initialization

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