Kubernetes Node Charges on auto scaling

Question

I would like to know how is the azure charge for the kubernetes nodes when we enable the auto scaling method in the azure portal.

For instance, if I enable the auto scaling method in the Azure portal console (kubernetes node pool) is there any charges for the "max" node that I acquired if my application actually doesn't utilise the node?

In my case, my max node count is 50 and min is 2. My application only utilise 2 nodes for the entire month. So based on pay per use charging model, the billing should be 2 nodes x 730 hours for the month.

Is my assumption here correct?

Thanks.

Answer 1

@Victor Wong

Nodes in Azure Kubernetes Service are billed based on the nodes utilized and not on the basis of the max node count number in scaling setting.

Hope this helps clarify your query.

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