The Kong Kubernetes Ingress Controller (KIC) enables you to deploy and manage the Kong API Gateway as an ingress controller in your Kubernetes cluster. By leveraging Kubernetes resources like Ingress and Gateway API, KIC translates these definitions into Kong configurations, allowing you to harness the full power of Kong's API management capabilities within your Kubernetes environment.

• **Kubernetes-Native Integration:** Integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes, utilizing Ingress and Gateway API resources to configure Kong.
• **Full Kong Functionality:** Enables access to all the features of Kong Gateway, including routing, load balancing, authentication, authorization, rate limiting, transformations, and more.
• **Declarative Configuration:** Provides a declarative approach to managing Kong configurations using Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), promoting consistency and version control.
• **Plugin Support:** Facilitates the use of Kong plugins to extend functionality, enhancing security, observability, and traffic management.
• **High Availability:** Supports the deployment of multiple Kong Gateway instances for high availability and scalability.

• **Unified API Management:** Centralizes API management within your Kubernetes cluster, providing a single point of control for all your APIs.
• **Enhanced Security:** Enhances API security through Kong's authentication, authorization, and rate-limiting capabilities.
• **Improved Observability:** Provides insights into API traffic and performance through Kong's monitoring and logging features.
• **Extensibility:** Extends Kong's functionality through a vast ecosystem of plugins, allowing you to customize it to fit your specific needs.
• **Open Source:** The Kong Kubernetes Ingress Controller is an open-source project under the Apache 2.0 License.

• **Installation:** Install the Kong Kubernetes Ingress Controller using Helm or by directly applying the necessary manifests to your Kubernetes cluster.
• **Configuration:** Define Ingress or Gateway API resources to specify routing rules and Kong configurations.
• **Management:** The Kong Kubernetes Ingress Controller will automatically configure Kong based on your Kubernetes resources and manage traffic routing to your services.

• **GitHub Repository:** * s://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller(https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller)
• **Official Documentation:** * s://docs.konghq.com/kubernetes-ingress-controller/(https://docs.konghq.com/kubernetes-ingress-controller/)