Having a readiness probe configured will help ensure that a container is functional throughout the container lifecycle. If the workload is not showing as ready in accordance with the probe, traffic will not be sent to it. This helps reduce errors and can provide stability. For more information on readiness probes, see the Kubernetes documentation.
References:
https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/
Numerous resource kinds can use use readiness probes in Kubernetes. To add a readiness probe, configure a readinessProbe section within the spec.containers section for the specific kind. To learn more about how to configure a readiness probe and all of the necessary components, see the Kubernetes documentation.
References:
https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/