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Startup probe

A startup probe checks whether a container's application has finished starting. Kubernetes waits for it to succeed before running liveness or readiness probes.

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Syntax

startupProbe:
  <exec | grpc | httpGet | tcpSocket>: ...
  failureThreshold: <integer>
  periodSeconds: <integer>

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  • Liveness probe
  • Readiness probe
  • exec
  • grpc
  • httpGet
  • tcpSocket
  • failureThreshold
  • periodSeconds

Source: Liveness, Readiness, and Startup Probes | Kubernetes. Checked 2026-11-03.