had to ensure app and lfmerge run on same node

docker/deployment/app-deployment.yaml

@@ -65,6 +65,23 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: app
     spec:
+      affinity:
+        # required to ensure this container makes it to lfmerge's dedicated node
+        nodeAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - preference:
+              matchExpressions:
+              - key: dedicated
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - lfmerge
+            weight: 1
+      # required to ensure this container makes it to lfmerge's dedicated node
+      tolerations:
+      - effect: NoSchedule
+        key: dedicated
+        operator: Equal
+        value: lfmerge
       volumes:
       - name: assets
         persistentVolumeClaim:

docker/deployment/lfmerge-deployment.yaml

@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ spec:
                 values:
                 - lfmerge
             weight: 1
+        # need to keep this on the same pod as the app since inotify only gets notification wwhen updates occur on the same kernal
+        podAffinity:
+          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - labelSelector:
+              matchExpressions:
+              - key: app
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - app
+            topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       # required to ensure this container makes it to a dedicated node (so it doesn't crash other containers when it blows up)
       tolerations:
       - effect: NoSchedule