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HAProxy Ingress

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HAProxy Ingress is ranked #8 of 27 in Kubernetes ingress controllers on Inferse. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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Facts

Purpose
HAProxy Ingress configures HAProxy to route incoming requests from an external network to applications in a Kubernetes cluster.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Dynamic updates
Changes made to the Kubernetes cluster are applied to the HAProxy instance on the fly.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Customization
The project homepage describes more than 200 configuration options and support for Ingress and Gateway API resources.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
Deployment
The controller is installed and configured with a Helm chart, and the instructions require Helm version 3.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
Cluster requirement
HAProxy Ingress requires a running Kubernetes cluster, and its v0.16 controller requires Kubernetes 1.21 or newer.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
Supported local clusters
The getting-started guide names minikube, kind, k3s, k3d, and colima as local Kubernetes deployment options.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
Gateway API
The Gateway API documentation says HAProxy Ingress can manage Ingress and Gateway API resources in the same cluster, with support described as partial.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
Gateway API limits
The documented Gateway API implementation supports GatewayClass, Gateway, TCPRoute, and HTTPRoute, while HTTPRoute filters and resource status updates are not implemented on that page’s described version.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
Monitoring integrations
The metrics example describes collecting HAProxy and controller metrics with Prometheus and Grafana using Prometheus Operator.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
Security
The getting-started guide says HAProxy Ingress uses TLS SNI and the Host header to associate requests with ingress hosts.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
License
The GitHub repository lists the project under the Apache-2.0 license.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Support
The project lists a Kubernetes Slack channel, a users mailing list, and Stack Overflow for community discussion and questions.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Installation privilege
The installation guide says administrative privileges in the Kubernetes cluster are required to install the controller properly.haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026

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