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Konnect Cloud Updates

The updates contained in this topic apply to Konnect Cloud, an application that lets you manage configuration for multiple runtimes from a single, cloud-based control plane, and provides a catalog of all deployed services.

May 2021

2021.05.12

Certificate expiration limit extended
The validity period for runtime certificates has been extended from 30 days to six months.

To take advantage of the new validity period, bring up new data planes through the Runtime Manager. For existing instances, generate new certificates.

2021.05.11

Konnect Plus is launched!
Konnect introduces a new plan tier system for subscriptions.
  • Kong Konnect Free: Basic features and plugins with a cloud control plane.
  • Kong Konnect Plus: A pay-as-you-go, credit card-based option that provides a simple way for developers or operators on small teams to quickly start using the services they need right now.
  • Kong Konnect Enterprise: For organizations that want to manage all services across their entire organization. Konnect Enterprise provides connectivity with enterprise-grade security, scalability, and observability across any cloud, platform, and protocol to help teams build powerful digital services and experiences.

If you already have a Konnect or Kong Gateway (Enterprise) account and license, this license will roll over seamlessly into the new Konnect Enterprise tier.

Konnect Plus free trials
When you sign up for a Konnect account, you are automatically enrolled into a 30-day Konnect Plus free trial. You don’t need to provide a credit card or any info beyond the account registration. At the end of the trial, you’ll have the choice to keep the account at the Plus tier or downgrade to Free.
Billing and plan management
You can now manage your plan subscription for Free and Plus plan tiers directly from the app. Konnect now includes a Stripe integration, and the process is fully self-serve: choose your plan, add a card, make payments, all through the Konnect app and billing portal.
Self-serve account registration
You can now sign up for a Konnect account without an access code. No more reaching out to Kong support or sales for access – just go to https://konnect.konghq.com and try it out!

2021.05.07

Runtime setup improvements
Runtime setup for Linux and Kubernetes environments has improved. When you configure a new runtime, instead of one Advanced tab, the Runtime Manager now has Linux and Kubernetes tabs. Choose the tab that fits your environment and copy the configuration parameters directly.

Known issues with the Kubernetes tab:

  • The image and repository parameters are in the wrong format and point to a non-existent image. Substitute them with the following:

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    image:
  repository: kong/kong-gateway
  tag: "2.3.2.0-alpine"

  • cluster_telemetry_endpoint is missing a space between the parameter and the value. Add a space to fix the formatting:

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    cluster_telemetry_endpoint: <your-instance-name>.tp.konnect.konghq.com:443

March 2021

2021.03.16

Runtime setup improvement
Quick setup just got a little bit faster. When configuring a new runtime through the Runtime Manager, HTTPie is no longer required for the quick setup script.

February 2021

2021.02.23

Kong Gateway 2.3 support
Konnect Cloud now supports Kong Gateway 2.3 runtimes. There is no upgrade path for existing runtimes.
To use Kong Gateway 2.3, reprovision a new runtime.
Advanced runtime configuration
You can now configure custom Kong Gateway data planes through the Runtime Manager and run gateway instances outside of Docker. Use the Advanced option when configuring a new runtime to get started.

See the runtime configuration guides for more information:

Logging plugins
The full set of Kong Gateway’s logging plugins is now available through Konnect Cloud. This includes:

2021.02.10

Portal authentication
You can now disable authentication on a Dev Portal, which exposes the Dev Portal publicly to anyone with the link. No one needs to register for Dev Portal access.
New application registrations aren’t available through a public-facing portal.

2021.02.01

Kong Konnect (Konnect) is now generally available!

To get started with Konnect, see the Quickstart Guide.

For more information about Konnect, contact your Kong sales representative.

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