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# sincecutoff.com changes: stern

## stern adds --qps and --burst for Kubernetes API throttling (stern, 2026-05-02)
Published 2026-10-16
- slug: stern-adds-qps-and-burst-for-kubernetes-api-throttling-6e8d017d704c
- score: 0.94

How to use it:

When tailing many pods and limiting load on the Kubernetes API server, run Stern with `--qps` and `--burst` to set the client-side throttle limits.

Examples:

```
stern . --qps 10 --burst 20
```

- why_it_matters: When tailing many pods and controlling request load on the Kubernetes API server, configure client-side throttling.
- sources: <https://github.com/stern/stern/releases/tag/v1.34.0>, <https://github.com/stern/stern/blob/v1.34.0/README.md>
- gotchas: "Version: v1.34.0"; "pod-query (`.`) (required): A regular expression or Kubernetes resource query used to select pods; `.` matches pod names."; "--qps <number>: Maximum QPS to the Kubernetes API server. Default 0 uses the client-go default; `-1` disables client-side throttling."; "--burst <number>: Maximum burst for throttling requests to the Kubernetes API server. Default 0 uses the client-go default; ignored when `--qps=-1`."; "Prerequisite: Stern must be installed. It uses the Kubernetes context configured for the client; `$KUBECONFIG` can specify a kubeconfig file, or use `--kubeconfig`."

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