In what situations is it recommended to use pods with multiple containers?

Pods with multiple containers are recommended in situations where several closely related components need to work together on a single host and share resources, such as a filesystem or network. Typical cases:

• Sidecar pattern: one container performs the main task, and the second one is auxiliary, such as logging, proxying, monitoring.
• Adapters and agents: containers that transform data or provide integration with external systems.
• Shared data access: when containers need to share volumes or sockets.

Using multiple containers in a single pod simplifies coordination and scaling of related components, reducing management overhead for individual pods.