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Contour is an Ingress controller for Kubernetes that works by deploying the Envoy proxy as a reverse proxy and load balancer. Contour supports dynamic configuration updates out of the box while maintaining a lightweight profile.
Contour also introduces a new ingress API [HTTPProxy][2] which is implemented via a Custom Resource Definition (CRD). Its goal is to expand upon the functionality of the Ingress API to allow for a richer user experience as well as solve shortcomings in the original design.
Contour is tested with Kubernetes clusters running version [1.16 and later][4].
RBAC must be enabled on your cluster.
Getting started with Contour is as simple as one command. See the [Getting Started][3] document.
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