| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
ImagePullBackOff / ErrImagePull |
Can't pull container image (auth, typo, missing image) |
CrashLoopBackOff |
Container is crashing repeatedly; Kubernetes is backing off restarts |
Pending (stuck) |
No node has resources to schedule it, or PVC not bound, or taints/tolerations mismatch |
Evicted |
Pod was killed because node ran out of resources |
OOMKilled |
Container exceeded its memory limit |