Canary Release Configuration

Configuration

This plugin is compatible with DB-less mode.

Compatible protocols

The Canary Release plugin is compatible with the following protocols:

grpc, grpcs, http, https

Parameters

Here's a list of all the parameters which can be used in this plugin's configuration:

• name or plugin

  string required

  The name of the plugin, in this case canary.

  • If using the Kong Admin API, Konnect API, declarative configuration, or decK files, the field is name.
  • If using the KongPlugin object in Kubernetes, the field is plugin.

• instance_name

  string

  An optional custom name to identify an instance of the plugin, for example canary_my-service.

  The instance name shows up in Kong Manager and in Konnect, so it's useful when running the same plugin in multiple contexts, for example, on multiple services. You can also use it to access a specific plugin instance via the Kong Admin API.

  An instance name must be unique within the following context:

  • Within a workspace for Kong Gateway Enterprise
  • Within a control plane or control plane group for Konnect
  • Globally for Kong Gateway (OSS)

• service.name or service.id

  string

  The name or ID of the service the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a service through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /services/{serviceName|Id}/plugins.

• route.name or route.id

  string

  The name or ID of the route the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a route through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /routes/{routeName|Id}/plugins.

• enabled

  boolean default: true

  Whether this plugin will be applied.

• config

  record required
  • start

    number

    Future time in seconds since epoch, when the canary release will start. Ignored when percentage is set, or when using allow or deny in hash.

  • hash

    string default: consumer Must be one of: consumer, ip, none, allow, deny, header

    Hash algorithm to be used for canary release.

    • consumer: The hash will be based on the consumer.
    • ip: The hash will be based on the client IP address.
    • none: No hash will be applied.
    • allow: Allows the specified groups to access the canary release.
    • deny: Denies the specified groups from accessing the canary release.
    • header: The hash will be based on the specified header value.

  • hash_header

    string

    A string representing an HTTP header name.

  • duration

    number default: 3600

    The duration of the canary release in seconds.

  • steps

    number default: 1000

    The number of steps for the canary release.

  • percentage

    number between: 0 100

    The percentage of traffic to be routed to the canary release.

  • upstream_host

    string

    A string representing a host name, such as example.com.

  • upstream_port

    integer between: 0 65535

    An integer representing a port number between 0 and 65535, inclusive.

  • upstream_uri

    string len_min: 1

    The URI of the upstream server to be used for the canary release.

  • upstream_fallback

    boolean required default: false

    Specifies whether to fallback to the upstream server if the canary release fails.

  • groups

    array of type string

    The groups allowed to access the canary release.

  • canary_by_header_name

    string

    A string representing an HTTP header name.

• hash

  string

  Hash algorithm to be used for canary release. whitelist is deprecated. Use allow instead blacklist is deprecated. Use deny instead.

  Deprecation notice: This field has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version..