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Customizing the Data Plane image

You can customize the image of your DataPlane using the DataPlane resource or the GatewayConfiguration CRD .

Using DataPlane

This method is only available when running in hybrid mode

The DataPlane resource uses the Kubernetes PodTemplateSpec to define how the Pods should run.

apiVersion: gateway-operator.konghq.com/v1beta1
kind: DataPlane
metadata:
  name: dataplane-example
  namespace: kong
spec:
  deployment:
    podTemplateSpec:
      spec:
        containers:
        - name: proxy
          image: kong/kong-gateway:3.8.1.0

Using GatewayConfiguration

This method is only available when running in DB-less mode

The GatewayConfiguration resource is a Kong-specific API which allows you to set both controlPlaneOptions and dataPlaneOptions.

You can customize both the container image and version.

Define the image in the GatewayConfiguration.

kind: GatewayConfiguration
apiVersion: gateway-operator.konghq.com/v1beta1
metadata:
  name: kong
  namespace: default
spec:
  dataPlaneOptions:
    deployment:
      podTemplateSpec:
        spec:
          containers:
          - name: proxy
            image: kong/kong-gateway:3.8.1.0
  controlPlaneOptions:
    deployment:
      podTemplateSpec:
        spec:
          containers:
          - name: controller
            image: kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller:3.3.1

Reference this configuration in the GatewayClass resource for the deployment.

kind: GatewayClass
apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: kong
spec:
  controllerName: konghq.com/gateway-operator
  parametersRef:
    group: gateway-operator.konghq.com
    kind: GatewayConfiguration
    name: kong
    namespace: default

Use the GatewayClass in your Gateway.

kind: Gateway
apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
  name: kong
  namespace: default
spec:
  gatewayClassName: kong
  listeners:
  - name: http
    protocol: HTTP
    port: 80