Running SingleStore on Kubernetes in Production: An Operations Guide for Stateful Workloads
5/6/2026
This post provides a comprehensive guide to operating SingleStore on Kubernetes, emphasizing the importance of Day-0 decisions (topology, storage, node sizing) and Day-1/Day-2 operations (upgrades, failure handling, scaling). It highlights the role of the SingleStore Kubernetes Operator, key metrics for monitoring, and the necessity of validating backup and restore workflows. It also outlines common pitfalls and offers a pre-production readiness checklist, concluding with a comparison between self-managed Kubernetes and SingleStore Helios.