GKE Resource Quota Monitoring Cheat Sheet

Track namespace quotas and alerts

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Compare `hard` vs `used` counts
Archive quota violations for retrospectives

Commands & Queries

kubectl describe resourcequota my-quota
Inspect usage
gcloud alpha monitoring policies create --policy-file quota.json
Alert
kubectl get resourcequota --namespace staging
List quotas

Summary

Proactive quota monitoring prevents workload throttling.

💡 Pro Tip: Alert before CPU or memory reaches 90% of quota.
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