minio/docs/metrics/healthcheck/README.md

## Minio Healthcheck

Minio server exposes two un-authenticated, healthcheck endpoints - liveness probe and readiness probe at `/minio/health/live` and `/minio/health/ready` respectively.

### Liveness probe

This probe is used to identify situations where the server is running but may not behave optimally, i.e. sluggish response or corrupt back-end. Such problems can be *only* fixed by a restart.

Internally, Minio liveness probe handler does a ListBuckets call. If successful, the server returns 200 OK, otherwise 503 Service Unavailable.

When liveness probe fails, Kubernetes like platforms restart the container.

### Readiness probe

This probe is used to identify situations where the server is not ready to accept requests yet. In most cases, such conditions recover in some time.

Internally, Minio readiness probe handler checks for total go-routines. If the number of go-routines is less than 1000 (threshold), the server returns 200 OK, otherwise 503 Service Unavailable.

Platforms like Kubernetes *do not* forward traffic to a pod until its readiness probe is successful. 

### Configuration example

Sample `liveness` and `readiness` probe configuration in a Kubernetes `yaml` file can be found [here](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/orchestration/kubernetes/minio-standalone-deployment.yaml).
Add healthcheck endpoints (#5543) This PR adds readiness and liveness endpoints to probe Minio server instance health. Endpoints can only be accessed without authentication and the paths are /minio/health/live and /minio/health/ready for liveness and readiness respectively. The new healthcheck liveness endpoint is used for Docker healthcheck now. Fixes #5357 Fixes #5514 7 years ago			`## Minio Healthcheck`

			Minio server exposes two un-authenticated, healthcheck endpoints - liveness probe and readiness probe at `/minio/health/live` and `/minio/health/ready` respectively.

			`### Liveness probe`
Update healthcheck related examples and add head support (#5650) - Add head method for healthcheck endpoint. Some platforms/users may use the HTTP Head method to check for health status. - Add liveness and readiness probe examples in Kubernetes yaml example docs. Note that readiness probe not added to StatefulSet example due to https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/27114 7 years ago
Add top level metrics document to summarize monitoring endpoints (#5923) Minio server supports healthcheck and prometheus related unauthenticated endpoints. This document summarizes this information in a single place and add links for more detailed documentation if needed. 7 years ago			`This probe is used to identify situations where the server is running but may not behave optimally, i.e. sluggish response or corrupt back-end. Such problems can be only fixed by a restart.`
Add healthcheck endpoints (#5543) This PR adds readiness and liveness endpoints to probe Minio server instance health. Endpoints can only be accessed without authentication and the paths are /minio/health/live and /minio/health/ready for liveness and readiness respectively. The new healthcheck liveness endpoint is used for Docker healthcheck now. Fixes #5357 Fixes #5514 7 years ago
			`Internally, Minio liveness probe handler does a ListBuckets call. If successful, the server returns 200 OK, otherwise 503 Service Unavailable.`

Add top level metrics document to summarize monitoring endpoints (#5923) Minio server supports healthcheck and prometheus related unauthenticated endpoints. This document summarizes this information in a single place and add links for more detailed documentation if needed. 7 years ago			`When liveness probe fails, Kubernetes like platforms restart the container.`
Add healthcheck endpoints (#5543) This PR adds readiness and liveness endpoints to probe Minio server instance health. Endpoints can only be accessed without authentication and the paths are /minio/health/live and /minio/health/ready for liveness and readiness respectively. The new healthcheck liveness endpoint is used for Docker healthcheck now. Fixes #5357 Fixes #5514 7 years ago
			`### Readiness probe`
Update healthcheck related examples and add head support (#5650) - Add head method for healthcheck endpoint. Some platforms/users may use the HTTP Head method to check for health status. - Add liveness and readiness probe examples in Kubernetes yaml example docs. Note that readiness probe not added to StatefulSet example due to https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/27114 7 years ago
Add healthcheck endpoints (#5543) This PR adds readiness and liveness endpoints to probe Minio server instance health. Endpoints can only be accessed without authentication and the paths are /minio/health/live and /minio/health/ready for liveness and readiness respectively. The new healthcheck liveness endpoint is used for Docker healthcheck now. Fixes #5357 Fixes #5514 7 years ago			`This probe is used to identify situations where the server is not ready to accept requests yet. In most cases, such conditions recover in some time.`

			`Internally, Minio readiness probe handler checks for total go-routines. If the number of go-routines is less than 1000 (threshold), the server returns 200 OK, otherwise 503 Service Unavailable.`

Update healthcheck related examples and add head support (#5650) - Add head method for healthcheck endpoint. Some platforms/users may use the HTTP Head method to check for health status. - Add liveness and readiness probe examples in Kubernetes yaml example docs. Note that readiness probe not added to StatefulSet example due to https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/27114 7 years ago			`Platforms like Kubernetes do not forward traffic to a pod until its readiness probe is successful.`
Add healthcheck endpoints (#5543) This PR adds readiness and liveness endpoints to probe Minio server instance health. Endpoints can only be accessed without authentication and the paths are /minio/health/live and /minio/health/ready for liveness and readiness respectively. The new healthcheck liveness endpoint is used for Docker healthcheck now. Fixes #5357 Fixes #5514 7 years ago
Update healthcheck related examples and add head support (#5650) - Add head method for healthcheck endpoint. Some platforms/users may use the HTTP Head method to check for health status. - Add liveness and readiness probe examples in Kubernetes yaml example docs. Note that readiness probe not added to StatefulSet example due to https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/27114 7 years ago			`### Configuration example`
Add healthcheck endpoints (#5543) This PR adds readiness and liveness endpoints to probe Minio server instance health. Endpoints can only be accessed without authentication and the paths are /minio/health/live and /minio/health/ready for liveness and readiness respectively. The new healthcheck liveness endpoint is used for Docker healthcheck now. Fixes #5357 Fixes #5514 7 years ago
Fix broken links in docs (#6700) 6 years ago			Sample `liveness` and `readiness` probe configuration in a Kubernetes `yaml` file can be found [here](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/orchestration/kubernetes/minio-standalone-deployment.yaml).