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Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers into logical units for easy management and discovery. API gateways sit between clients and microservices. They act as a reverse proxy to…
[](/blog/engineering/how-to-manage-your-kubernetes-services-with-an-api-gateway)A virtual machine (VM) is a fully-fledged, standalone operating environment running on a physical computer. Unlike the host computer it's running on, a VM is not a physical machine, thus the designation of "virtual". It does, however, have all the components of a physical computer system (CPU, RAM,…
[](/blog/learning-center/virtual-machines)Kubernetes, or K8s as it's known for short, and container orchestration are changing the landscape of software development and deployment. But what exactly does Kubernetes do? In this comprehensive guide, we'll explain the basics, discuss the benefits that Kubernetes can offer you, and explore its…
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While Kubernetes has become the standard platform for container orchestration, managing complex application lifecycles can still be a challenge. That's where Kubernetes Operators and Helm Charts come in. This guide dives into both of these tools to explain what they do, how they're different, and…
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Kubernetes, or K8s, is one of the most powerful open source container orchestration systems — especially for its automatic implementation of a desired state. In other words, as an admin, you get to specify how you want your application and cluster to behave, and the control plane executes it for…
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Rolling out new versions of your apps on Kubernetes can be tricky, but knowing the different deployment options is important for keeping your services running smoothly with little to no downtime. This rabbithole of Kubernetes deployment methods may seem daunting and difficult to comprehend (there’s…
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Kubernetes has become the gold standard for container orchestration. However, running stateful applications on Kubernetes can be challenging . This is where Kubernetes operators come in. Kubernetes operators resolve common issues like automating management of complex applications such as databases,…
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A Kubernetes Ingress Controller is the combined version of Ingress, Load Balancer , and Gateway API. Using the set of rules and restrictions from the Ingress, the Kubernetes Ingress controller can balance the load of traffic both into and between the Kubernetes cluster. Using the components of a…
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For both new and existing users of Kubernetes , the importance of controlling traffic in and out of a cluster should come as a no surprise. This is where Kubernetes Ingress can offer many benefits. For those unfamiliar with what Ingress is and how it differs from other terms in Kubernetes, read on.…
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In this blog post, we’ll demonstrate how easy it is to use Gateway API HTTPRoutes to route traffic to workloads deployed in different namespaces in a single Kubernetes cluster — a process that’s easier than ever. Previously, we only had Ingress API to define ingress routing rules. It served us…
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In my previous post , we discussed how to take advantage of VPA to implement automatic vertical scaling for our Konnect Data Planes. In this post, we'll focus on HPA for horizontal Kubernetes Pods autoscaling. VPA docs recommend not using VPA along with HPA on CPU or memory metrics at this moment.…
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Kong Ingress Controller 3.1 provides brand-new capabilities for keeping your secrets secure. We’ve introduced new KongVault and KongLicense CRDs, and added a way to keep sensitive information in your cluster when using KIC in Konnect. Finally, there’s a quality-of-life improvement that allows you…
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As Kubernetes has become the de facto orchestration platform for deploying cloud native applications , networking and traffic management have emerged as pivotal challenges when managing access to services and infrastructure. The core Kubernetes Ingress resource addresses basic Layer 7 (L7) routing…
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We’re excited to announce a new addition to our Kong Konnect EKS Blueprint Family: the Kong Konnect Mesh EKS Blueprint Add-on to deploy your Mesh Zones. Deploy your zones securely on AWS with the new Mesh Manager offering in Kong Konnect. It gives you an opinionated install of Kong Mesh to quickly…
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The Kubernetes Gateway API represents a massive collaborative effort and key advancement in Kubernetes networking. Developed by multiple vendors and community members, the Gateway API provides a robust and extensible new standard for managing ingress traffic. With the recent general availability of…
[](/blog/engineering/kubernetes-gateway-api-engineering-perspective)Secure your AI infrastructure with prompt guards, PII sanitization, and centralized governance. Control LLM costs with token-based rate limiting and semantic routing across providers.