Kubernetes autoscaling quickly gets tricky, but developers can save time and effort thanks to all the ecosystem’s tools that make configuration and management easier. One of them is Helm. Helm charts are there to help teams define, install, and upgrade complex Kubernetes applications. And the Cluster Autoscaler Helm Chart does some of the heavy lifting for you around autoscaling.

But how exactly does this Helm chart work? And are there any alternatives you could use to make cluster autoscaling even easier?