Kubernetes Ingress

Kubernetes Ingress is an API object that manages external access to services within a Kubernetes cluster, typically HTTP and HTTPS traffic. It provides L7 routing rules, host-based routing, path-based routing, and SSL/TLS termination, acting as a declarative configuration layer for an underlying…

Key facts

First appeared: 2015
Category: technology
Problem solved: Kubernetes Ingress solves the problem of how to expose multiple services under a single IP address with complex routing rules (e.g., host-based or path-based routing) and SSL/TLS termination, without requiring a separate cloud load balancer for each service or manually configuring an in-cluster reverse proxy.
Platforms: Kubernetes

Related technologies

Kubernetes Services
HAProxy Ingress Controller
Kubernetes Deployments
Traefik Ingress Controller
Cert-Manager
Nginx Ingress Controller
Google Cloud Load Balancer (GCLB)
DNS providers
AWS Load Balancer Controller (ALB/NLB)

Notable users

Many enterprises and startups deploying applications on Kubernetes
Google
Microsoft
Amazon