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From Ingress 101 to Gateway API: Migrating Off ingress-nginx

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ingress-nginx runs in half of all cloud-native environments, and since March 2026 it is retired: no releases, no bug fixes, no CVE patches.

No prior Gateway API knowledge needed.

The first part of the session explains the basics from scratch, including what an ingress controller actually does, Ingress vs. IngressClass, annotations and snippets, and the Gateway API terms (GatewayClass, Gateway, HTTPRoute).

Then we go deeper: why the controller was hard to maintain, why nothing is a drop-in replacement, and how to choose between a controller swap and a Gateway API migration. We compare the leading open-source and cloud-native alternatives and run a live test migration.

You will leave with a clear picture of what this migration really involves and a practical way to plan your own.