Kubernetes Operator: Ingress Controller, Gateway API, and more

Beyond basic traffic routing - offload traffic management, performance and security to ngrok's global network. Get true environment independence and built-in security, performance, high availability and more - all with the exact same native Ingress and Gateway API objects that you’re already familiar with.

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How it works

ngrok Kubernetes Operator manages traffic to your Kubernetes clusters

Set your ngrok authentication keys and helm install the Kubernetes Operator.

Use kubectl apply with your manifest to configure policies such as authentication.

Each of your services gets a URL endpoint.

Traffic from the client is routed through the ngrok cloud to the operator and then to your service.

ngrok Kubernetes Ingress Controller

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ngrok Kubernetes Gateway API

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Batteries included

Typically, you need to stitch together many different solutions and tools such as API gateway, Kubernetes Ingress, DDoS protection to securely deliver your apps and APIs. With ngrok, you get all of that more out of the box:

Typically, you need to stitch together many different solutions and tools or write custom code to handle performance, security, observability, and availability requirements. With ngrok, you get all of that and more out of the box:

Certificate Management

No need to install and manage cert-manager, as certificates are automatically provisioned and managed by ngrok.

API Gateway

Deliver your APIs hosted outside Kubernetes with just one command or one function call. Configure policies such as JWT authentication, rate limiting, and other configs the same way as Kubernetes ingress, with our flexible, idiomatic JSON and CEL-based traffic policy engine making migrating to Kubernetes a breeze.

Observability

Troubleshoot issues in real-time by getting visibility into traffic flows and other events right the dashboard. Or forward traffic logs to your favorite observability tool and audit logs of configuration changes to your SIEM.

Global Load Balancing

Minimize latency for your apps and APIs by relying on ngrok’s intelligent routing that steers traffic to the nearest Point of Presence (PoP). Ensure high availability for your services with geo-aware load balancing and failover.

Global Acceleration

Your customers will enjoy a speed boost as ngrok executes traffic policies that you configure to its global network. So authentication, transformations, load balancing, and more happen as close to your customers as possible.

DDoS Protection

ngrok cloud enforces authentication and authorization, preventing unauthorized traffic from ever reaching your cluster and rogue webhooks from looping and spamming your service.

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