This repository provides a full lab walkthrough for NGINX Ingress Controller and several use cases.
This repository provides a comprehensive walkthrough of leveraging NGINX Ingress Controller within a Kubernetes environment. It showcases a variety of use cases, demonstrating how to effectively implement and manage gateway services for microservices architectures. The lab includes step-by-step instructions, configuration examples, and practical scenarios that illustrate the powerful features of NGINX Ingress Controller, such as traffic management, security enhancements, and load balancing.
Whether you're a beginner looking to learn or an experienced developer seeking to deepen your understanding of NGINX Ingress Controller in Kubernetes, this repository equips you with the necessary resources and insights to publish and secure efficient and scalable applications.
Prerequisites to use this repository are:
- Running Kubernetes cluster
- Kubectl
- jq
- Valid NGINX Plus license. You can request a trial license here
- Three files are needed (sample names here are from a trial license):
nginx-one-eval.crtnginx-one-eval.keyandnginx-one-eval.jwt
- Three files are needed (sample names here are from a trial license):
Follow the instructions here to uninstall NGINX Ingress Controller
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