Enable autoscaling to automatically adjust the number of nodes in a cluster based on the cluster’s capacity to schedule pods. Combine with a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) to make clusters highly responsive to resource demands.
Configure Autoscaling in DigitalOcean Kubernetes
Generated on 12 Aug 2026
DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a Kubernetes service with a fully managed control plane, high availability, and autoscaling. DOKS integrates with standard Kubernetes toolchains and DigitalOcean’s load balancers, volumes, CPU and GPU Droplets, API, and CLI.
How to Enable Cluster Autoscaler for a DigitalOcean Kubernetes Cluster
How to Configure CoreDNS Autoscaling for DigitalOcean Kubernetes
Configure the Cluster Proportional Autoscaler plugin to automatically scale CoreDNS replicas based on cluster size.
Autoscale Cluster With Horizontal Pod Autoscaling
Autoscale a DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster using cluster autoscaling (CA) and horizontal pod autoscaling (HPA).