Kubernetes Podcast from Google Kubernetes Ingress & Gateway API Updates, with Lior Lieberman
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Mar 11, 2025 Lior Lieberman, a software engineer lead at Google Cloud, is a key player in Kubernetes networking and the Gateway API. He discusses the challenges and evolution of the Gateway API as a significant upgrade from the Ingress API. Lior emphasizes the API's advanced routing features and production readiness, debunking myths about its predecessor. He also highlights the importance of community collaboration in navigating these transitions and the future of Kubernetes extensibility, showcasing the impact of such innovations on service mesh integration.
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From Kubernetes Skeptic to Advocate
- Lior Lieberman initially avoided Kubernetes due to its complexity.
- Experiences at a gaming company and Riskified, however, demonstrated Kubernetes's problem-solving capabilities, leading to his involvement.
Ingress API Limitations
- The Ingress API, while useful for basic HTTP and HTTPS routing, has limitations.
- These limitations led to the development of the Gateway API.
Ingress to Gateway Migration
- Migrate Ingress configurations to Gateway API using the Ingress to Gateway tool.
- This tool provides a starting point and handles simple configurations and some custom extensions.