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easykubectl

Update a Deployment's container memory limit using kubectl set resources

command

kubectl set resources deployment backend --limits=memory=512Mi

Command breakdown

Part of the Kubernetes CLI (kubectl) — GKE category.

kubectlsetresourcesdeploymentbackend--limits=memory=512Mi

Flag	Purpose
`--limits`	Set to: memory=512Mi

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