[BUG] reloader consumes a lot of memory
Author: EvalleCreated Jul 23, 2025Updated Jun 2, 2026
Labelskind/bug
Describe the bug
reloader is using a lot of memory
To Reproduce deploy the a latest version of reloader to a kubernetes cluster, check the memory metrics.
Expected behavior reloader runs normally
Screenshots
| Cluster | Number of Secrets | Number of Configmaps | Number of Pods | Number of Deployments | Number Of Namespaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1736 | 1050 | 8944 | 520 | 299 |
| B | 1805 | 796 | 1937 | 550 | 216 |
On cluster A the memory consumption of reloader is around 80 MB:
Cluster configuration is the same. So ideally in the debug messages I would like to see what is going on there and why so much difference. Thx.
Environment
reloaderversion: 1.4.5- Kubernetes Version: 1.31.6
Source: stakater/Reloader