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Calico Ingress Gateway: Deploy, configure, migrate

Learn how to manage, secure, and route application traffic using Calico Ingress Gateway

The Calico Ingress Gateway Workshop builds on your Kubernetes and container expertise, equipping you to confidently manage and secure your application traffic at scale. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be ready to handle complex scenarios, from controlling traffic flows to ensuring robust security and compliance for your applications.

This workshop will empower you to manage application access and routing seamlessly, regardless of your environment’s purpose or complexity. You’ll also learn how to transition from the legacy Ingress to the modern Gateway API, creating a unified and secure traffic management system.

Our journey begins with an overview of the limitations of an Ingress Controller and the features of Calico Ingress Gateway. Next, we’ll address how to apply traffic control, routing, and ssl offload for your applications. Finally, we’ll cover migration to easily allow you to migrate from legacy ingress controllers to Calico Ingress Gateway.

Through a combination of theoretical insights, clear diagrams, and hands-on labs, you’ll gain practical experience in real-world scenarios, including migration exercises from the old Ingress API to the new Gateway API. By the end, you’ll feel confident and prepared to manage complex, scalable application traffic with ease.

Scope

The Calico Ingress Gateway workshop covers the following:

Understand the limitations of native Kubernetes and the benefits of Calico Ingress Gateway
Learn to control traffic, manage routing, and apply security policies for enhanced compliance
Master the transition from the legacy Ingress API to the modern Gateway API, including practical migration examples

Value

Deepen your understanding of application traffic management and security. This workshop will equip you with the expertise to effectively manage ingress
Gain hands-on expertise in controlling traffic flows, from basic routing to advanced load balancing, using the Calico Ingress Gateway. You'll also learn to seamlessly migrate from legacy Kubernetes Ingress to the modern Gateway API
Acquire practical experience in operating and maintaining ingress components
Gain comprehensive insights into recommended best security practices and architectural principles for modern ingress and API gateways
Hone your migration skills through hands-on labs that include both guided walkthroughs and scenarios for migrating to the Gateway API. By the end, you'll be confident in managing and securing all your application traffic with ease

Delivery

Module 01 - Ingress Controller and Gateway API

Review ingress features
Understand legacy ingress controller and Gateway API
Review Calico Ingress Gateway

Module 02 - Calico Ingress Gateway

  • Traffic Control and routing
  • Security and compliance
  • Monitoring and debugging
Policy Architecture and Processing:
  • Overview of Calico policy architecture
  • Understanding how policies are processed
Tools and Methodology:
  • Key tools for troubleshooting
  • Methodologies for diagnosing and resolving common issues

Module 03 - Migrating to Calico Ingress Gateway

Legacy Ingress API vs Gateway API
Ingress2gateway & Challenges
Example of migration

Deliverables

The migration tool used during the hands-on lab
Digital copies of the presentation materials
A recording of the presentation
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