# Getting Started with Kong Ingress Controller for Kubernetes

Viktor Gamov, a principal developer advocate at Kong, explains how to quickly enable external access to your applications that run in Kubernetes using the Kong Ingress Controller. [Install Kong Ingress Controller](https://konghq.com/solutions/kubernetes-ingress/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=community)Install Kong Ingress Controller.

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[0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYqGXU-a6E&t=0s)0:00 – Cold Open

[0:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYqGXU-a6E&t=36s)0:36 – Introducing Problem: Provide External Access to Microservices

[1:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYqGXU-a6E&t=86s)1:26 – Kubernetes Manifests: Deployment and Service

[2:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYqGXU-a6E&t=152s)2:32 – Deploy to Kubernetes

[6:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYqGXU-a6E&t=361s)6:01 – Get External IP of Kubernetes cluster

[6:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYqGXU-a6E&t=383s)6:23 – Test Service Connectivity Using Insomnia

▬▬▬▬▬▬ LINKS ▬▬▬▬▬▬

❏ [Kubernetes Documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/)Kubernetes Documentation

❏ [Kong Documentation](https://docs.konghq.com/kubernetes-ingress-controller/)Kong Documentation

❏ [GitHub Quotes Service](https://github.com/gAmUssA/quotes-service)GitHub Quotes Service

❏ [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest)Insomnia

❏ [Image Source Code](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/master/deploy/single/all-in-one-dbless.yaml)Image Source Code

❏ [Using Kong Kubernetes Ingress Controller as an API Gateway](https://konghq.com/blog/kubernetes-ingress-api-gateway?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=community)Using Kong Kubernetes Ingress Controller as an API Gateway

▬▬▬▬▬▬ ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬▬

• [Moving an Application from VM to Kubernetes](https://konghq.com/blog/moving-app-vm-kubernetes/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=community)Moving an Application from VM to Kubernetes

• [Creating Your First Custom Lua Plugin for Kong Gateway](https://konghq.com/blog/custom-lua-plugin-kong-gateway?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=community)Creating Your First Custom Lua Plugin for Kong Gateway

• [Getting Started With Kuma Service Mesh](https://konghq.com/blog/getting-started-kuma-service-mesh/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=community)Getting Started With Kuma Service Mesh