# K8s CrashLoopBackOff

## Symptoms
- Pod restarts repeatedly with `CrashLoopBackOff`
- Health checks failing or process exits quickly
- Logs end abruptly after startup

## Checks
- Inspect last container logs before restart (`kubectl logs -p`)
- Validate readiness/liveness probes and command/args
- Confirm config/secret mounts paths and permissions
- Check for missing env vars or failing dependency endpoints
- Review recent image/config deploys

## Fix
- Correct probes or increase initial delays
- Fix missing configuration or credentials
- Add retries/backoff around external dependencies
- Roll back to last known good release if needed