Replaces cloud-provider specific load balancers like AWS ALB or GCP GCLB for Layer 7 routing. Uses NGINX as a reverse proxy to manage external access to services with advanced traffic shaping.
Tech Stack
GoInfrastructure & Cloud
Why ingress-nginx?
• Extremely mature ecosystem
• Lua plugin support
• High performance
Limitations
• Complex configuration
• Manual scaling required
• No native WAF included
3/5/2026
Last Update
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Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
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