This article discusses the archiving of ingress-nginx, which will no longer receive maintenance starting in 2026. It outlines two main migration paths for Kubernetes users: moving to Cilium Ingress for a quick transition or adopting the Gateway API for enhanced traffic management.

DigitalOcean has introduced the Kubernetes Gateway API as a managed service in its DOKS clusters, offering advanced traffic management features that overcome the limitations of the traditional Ingress. This new solution, powered by Cilium's eBPF technology, improves performance, routing capabilities, and supports multi-tenant environments at no additional cost. It separates infrastructure and application concerns, allowing for clearer responsibilities among cluster operators and application developers.