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  • Advanced parameters for Kong Gateway

Data Plane Node Configuration Parameters

Advanced parameters for Kong Gateway

The following parameters are the minimum settings required for a data plane node. For further customization, see the Kong Gateway configuration reference.

Parameter Field in Konnect Description and Value
role n/a The role of the node, in this case data_plane.
database n/a Specifies whether this node connects directly to a database. For a data plane, this setting is always off.
cluster_mtls n/a Enables mTLS on connections between the control plane and the data plane. In this case, set to "pki".
cluster_control_plane n/a Sets the address of the Konnect control plane. Must be in the format host:port, with port set to 443.

Example:
Control plane endpoint in Konnect:
https://example.cp.khcp.konghq.com
configuration value:
example.cp.khcp.konghq.com:443
cluster_server_name n/a The SNI (Server Name Indication extension) to use for data plane connections to the control plane through TLS. When not set, data plane will use kong_clustering as the SNI.
cluster_telemetry_endpoint n/a The address that the data plane uses to send Analytics telemetry data to the control plane. Must be in the format host:port, with port set to 443.

Example:
Telemetry endpoint in Konnect:
https://example.tp.khcp.konghq.com
Configuration value:
example.tp.khcp.konghq.com:443
cluster_telemetry_server_name n/a The SNI (Server Name Indication extension) to use for Analytics telemetry data.
cluster_cert Certificate The certificate used for mTLS between CP/DP nodes.
cluster_cert_key Private Key The private key used for mTLS between CP/DP nodes.
lua_ssl_trusted_certificate n/a Either a comma-separated list of paths to certificate authority (CA) files in PEM format, or system. We recommend using the value system to let Konnect search for the default provided by each distribution.
konnect_mode n/a Set to on for any data plane node connected to Konnect.
vitals n/a Set to off to stop collecting Analytics data, or set to on to collect data and send it to the control plane for Analytics dashboards and metrics.
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