How to Deploy an Open Source LLM Reliably on Kubernetes (Step-by-Step)

**# How to Deploy an Open Source LLM Reliably on Kubernetes Introduction** Running AI models in production requires more than just downloading a model and running it locally. Anyone can run ollama run mistral in a terminal — but what happens when that process crashes at 2am? What happens when you need to monitor memory usage, restart failed services automatically, or scale to handle more requests? That is exactly what Kubernetes solves. In this guide I will walk you through the complete process