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Ingress-NGINX's Hidden Traps: Five Behaviors That'll Bite During Kubernetes Migration

Kubernetes is pulling the plug on Ingress-NGINX next year. But its quirky defaults could wreck your migration if you're not watching.

Kubernetes Ingress-NGINX migration pitfalls with warning signs and Gateway API path

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Ingress-NGINX regex is prefix-based and case-insensitive—Gateway API isn't.
  • use-regex annotation applies across all Ingresses per host.
  • Audit defaults like timeouts and rewrites before migrating to avoid outages.
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Originally reported by Kubernetes Blog

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