Ingress as Single Entry Point and Load Balancer

Ingress acts as a proxy front-ending all applications within the Kubernetes cluster, using an engine X proxy pod to serve as the gateway for all applications. By utilizing a load balancer service, the engine X proxy can intelligently route traffic based on layer seven rules, directing requests to specific services. Ingress, another pod within the cluster, can be configured to accept external communications and act as a load balancer with various capabilities. The main advantage is having a single entry point to the cluster, with engine X handling the routing of packets to the exposed applications.