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Kubernetes does not automatically restart pods when a mounted ConfigMap changes — especially when using subPath mounts. We added Stakater Reloader to eliminate manual kubectl rollout restart calls across Homer, LiteLLM, SearXNG, and Backstage. Here's the problem, the fix, and a bonus ArgoCD OOMKill investigation we uncovered along the way.

How I built a production-grade Kubernetes platform on five bare-metal ThinkPad laptops — with MAAS provisioning, GitOps, SSO, observability, and AI services — and what I learned about real platform engineering along the way.