How do Ingress controllers work in Kubernetes?
In Kubernetes, an Ingress is an API object that serves as a collection of rules for routing external HTTP and HTTPS traffic to services within the cluster. It acts as a layer of abstraction between external clients and services, defining how incoming requests should be directed to different services based on criteria such as hostnames, paths, or other HTTP header values.
An Ingress resource typically consists of the following components:
Rules: Ingress rules define how incoming requests should be routed to different services based on criteria such as hostnames and paths. Each rule specifies a set of conditions (such as a specific hostname or URL path) and the corresponding backend service to which the request should be forwarded.
Backend Services: Backend services are the Kubernetes Services to which incoming requests should be forwarded based on the matching criteria defined in the rules. These services represent the target...
