# Autoscaling of pods

> Increase the scalability of the system

Many Kubernetes services use the [HorizontalPodAutoscaler](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/horizontal-pod-autoscale/) resource to scale pods, based on metrics.
The default configuration suffices in many cases, but you might want to increase the scalability of the system.

## Increase the scalability

To increase the minimum number of replicas of the backend services, complete these steps:

1. Increase the value of the Terraform variable **asset\_solutions\_min\_replicas**.
2. Reapply the Terraform plan.