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2026 (4)

September (2)

aks: Release 2026-09-04

Release notes from AKS

2026-09-09

AKS release v20260904 rolls out Kubernetes 1.37 preview, adds GA autoscaling for VM node pools, and includes updates across gateway, service mesh, CSI, and cloud-provider components. It also introduces several behavioral changes, bug fixes, and retirement notices for VMAS clusters and Azure Linux with OS Guard.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.37: Scale Workloads to Zero with HorizontalPodAutoscaler

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-09-02

Kubernetes v1.37 makes HorizontalPodAutoscaler scale workloads down to zero replicas by default when using object or external metrics. The feature is Beta; it requires a metric source that remains available at zero replicas, and the controller marks zero-state ownership with a ScaledToZero condition.

August (1)

k8s: Kubernetes v1.37: Metrics API graduates to stable

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-08-27

Kubernetes v1.37 graduates the Metrics API from v1beta1 to stable v1. The API surface is unchanged, and v1beta1 remains available for compatibility.

July (1)

k8s: Building a Custom Metrics Exporter for Kubernetes

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-07-14

The post explains how to build a custom Prometheus metrics exporter for Kubernetes in Go, package it as a minimal container image, and expose it for scraping by Prometheus. It also shows how to verify the target in Prometheus and notes that a metrics adapter such as Prometheus Adapter is needed if you want to use the exported metrics for HorizontalPodAutoscaler scaling.