Release Notes for Smart Scaler Agent Version 2.9.21

Release Date: 26th May 2025

Smart Scaler solves the problem of runaway costs of Kubernetes clusters that are heavily over-provisioned to compensate for the reactive and time consuming tuning required for vanilla HPA.

We continue to add new features and enhancements to Smart Scaler.

What's New in the Smart Scaler Agent 🔈

Support for Existing Secret

The Smart Scaler Agent now supports existing secret configuration to securely access the clientSecret. You can securely store the clientSecret and reference it as existingSecret in the ss-agents-values.yaml file. To configure existingSecret, clientSecret must be removed from the Helm chart.

For more information, see Configure an Existing Secret.

Support for External Secrets Operator

The Smart Scaler Agent now supports External Secrets Operator to securely synchronize secrets from secret management systems such as HashiCorp Vault into Kubernetes. The External Secrets Operator object can be configured in the ss-agents-values.yaml file. To configure the External Secrets Operator, clientSecret must be removed from the Helm chart.

For more information, see Configure an External Secrets Operator.