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Graceful Shutdown on Kubernetes for Rust Services Explained
When Kubernetes stops a pod, traffic keeps arriving for a moment after SIGTERM. A correct shutdown fails readiness, waits briefly, then drains requests before exiting.
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When Kubernetes stops a pod, traffic keeps arriving for a moment after SIGTERM. A correct shutdown fails readiness, waits briefly, then drains requests before exiting.

Run a Rust service on Kubernetes properly: a Deployment with liveness and readiness probes, resource requests and limits, graceful shutdown with SIGTERM, and a rolling update strategy.