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Jul 23, 2022 · Cloud Native

How Airbnb Dynamically Scales Kubernetes Clusters with Custom Autoscaler

Airbnb migrated its services to Kubernetes and, over four years, evolved from manual scaling of homogeneous clusters to heterogeneous clusters with automated scaling, introducing a custom gRPC expander for the Cluster Autoscaler that enables weighted priority and plug‑in extensibility, reducing costs and operational overhead.