# Announcing Kong Operator 2.1

[Gateway Operator](/blog/tag/gateway-operator)Gateway OperatorFebruary 10, 2026

Kong Operator 2.1 is a significant update for our customers, opening up integration into the Kong ecosystem for our Kubernetes customers. With Kong Ingress Controller, when your Control Plane was hosted in Kong Konnect, and you were using Kubernetes Gateway API, your dataplane, routes, and services…

Justin Davies

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# Building a First-Class Kubernetes Experience in Kong Konnect

[Kubernetes](/blog/tag/kubernetes)KubernetesSeptember 18, 2025

To unlock Kubernetes’ full potential, many enterprises are relying on three key building blocks available in Kong Konnect today: Together, these components extend Kubernetes from being just a container orchestration platform. They lay the foundation for Kubernetes to support the exposure,…

Adam Jiroun

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# Kong Gateway Operator 1.6: Improved Support for Konnect and AWS Transit Gateways

[Gateway Operator](/blog/tag/gateway-operator)Gateway OperatorJune 3, 2025

We're continuing our efforts to make Kong Gateway Operator (KGO) the preferred way to install, upgrade, scale, and manage a Kong Gateway or Kubernetes Ingress — whether you’re managing from Kong Konnect or Kubernetes. With this latest release, we're: As ever, we’re continuously addressing issues…

Umair Waheed

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# Kong Gateway Operator 1.5: Better Together with Konnect

[Gateway Operator](/blog/tag/gateway-operator)Gateway OperatorApril 1, 2025

Kong Gateway Operator (KGO) is the most effective way to install, upgrade, scale, and manage a Kong Gateway or Kubernetes Ingress. The latest release of the Kong Gateway Operator brings several updates that streamline integration with Kong Konnect and improve configuration and reliability. Below,…

Khuslen Khosbayar

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# How We Built It: Managing Konnect Entities from K8s Clusters with KGO

[Gateway Operator](/blog/tag/gateway-operator)Gateway OperatorDecember 18, 2024

We recently released Kong Gateway Operator 1.4 with support for managing Konnect entities from within the Kubernetes clusters. This means users can now manage their Konnect configurations declaratively, through Kubernetes resources powered by Kong’s Custom Resource Definition s. For example, here’s…

Patryk Małek

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# Kong Gateway Operator 1.4: Konnect Edition

[Kong Konnect](/blog/tag/kong-konnect)Kong KonnectNovember 7, 2024

It’s here! The Kong Gateway Operator release we teased at API Summit is now available for you all to use. KGO 1.4 allows you to configure Kong Konnect using CRDs, attach your DataPlane resources to Konnect with minimal configuration, and even manage the deployment of custom plugins using Kubernetes…

Michael Heap

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