Kubernetes Ingress NGINX Retirement: Comprehensive Migration Plan and Practice Guide to Gateway API
On November 11, 2025, the official Kubernetes blog formally announced that the Ingress NGINX project has entered the Retirement phase and will cease maintenance entirely in March 2026. This move marks the official entry of Kubernetes cluster ingress and traffic management into the Gateway API era. For teams currently using Ingress NGINX, this is not just a technical upgrade, but a risk management task that needs to be planned as soon as possible....