Restart pod automatically on configmap changes

[indlvdog]

In GKE is there an automated way to restart pod if the changes in configmap are applied. That way I dont have to restart the pod everytime config is changed/updated?

[jayeshmahajan · Accepted solution]

You should try for reloader app thats built by stakater in github. That will definitely help what you are looking for.

[indlvdog]

Thank you!

[mokit]

Hi, @indlvdog.

This problem is quite well-known among Kubernetes users but I'm not sure why Kubernetes hasn't added this as a built-in feature yet. You can solve it using Kubernetes annotation objects.

When you change the values in a ConfigMap, the hash value of the file will also change. If the hash changes, the deployment object will be updated as well.



Regards,
Mokit