diff --git a/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/actuator/endpoints.adoc b/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/actuator/endpoints.adoc index c231b03da80..6c64e67921d 100644 --- a/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/actuator/endpoints.adoc +++ b/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/actuator/endpoints.adoc @@ -976,10 +976,10 @@ It could be the main web server port or a separate management port if the `"mana These health groups are automatically enabled. You can disable them by using the configprop:management.endpoint.health.probes.enabled[] configuration property. -NOTE: If an application takes longer to start than the configured liveness period, Kubernetes mentions the `"startupProbe"` as a possible solution. -Generally speaking, the `"startupProbe"` is not necessarily needed here, as the `"readinessProbe"` fails until all startup tasks are done. +NOTE: If an application takes longer to start than the configured liveness period, Kubernetes https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#when-should-you-use-a-startup-probe[mentions the `"startupProbe"` as a possible solution]. +Generally speaking, the `"startupProbe"` is not necessarily needed here as the `"readinessProbe"` fails until all startup tasks are done. This means your application will not receive traffic until it is ready. -However, if your application takes a long time to start, consider using a `"startupProbe"` to make sure that Kubernetes won't kill your application while it is in the process of starting. +However, if your application takes a long time to start, consider https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/#define-startup-probes[configuring a `"startupProbe"`] that uses the liveness HTTP probe to make sure that Kubernetes won't kill your application while it is in the process of starting. See the section that describes xref:actuator/endpoints.adoc#actuator.endpoints.kubernetes-probes.lifecycle[how probes behave during the application lifecycle]. If your Actuator endpoints are deployed on a separate management context, the endpoints do not use the same web infrastructure (port, connection pools, framework components) as the main application.