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konghq.com/headers.* annotation

The konghq.com/headers.* annotation uses a special format to set headers. The string after the . in the annotation name is the header name and the annotation value is the header value. For example, to apply x-custom-header-a: example,otherexample and x-custom-header-b: example headers to requests, the KongIngress configuration is:

route:
  headers:
    x-custom-header-a:
    - example
    - otherexample
    x-custom-header-b:
    - example

The equivalent annotation configuration looks like:

konghq.com/headers.x-custom-header-a: example,otherexample
konghq.com/headers.x-custom-header-b: example

You cannot apply multiple instances of the same header annotation to set multiple header values. You must set the CSV format within a single header.

KongUpstreamPolicy

The upstream section of KongIngress resources contains a complex object that does not easily fit in annotations. Version 3.x uses the new KongUpstreamPolicy resource to configure upstream settings. The spec field of KongUpstreamPolicy is similar to the upstream section of KongIngress, with the following differences:

  • Field names now use lowerCamelCase instead of snake_case to be consistent with Kubernetes APIs.
  • hash_on, hash_fallback, and their related has_on_*, hash_fallback_* fields are now hashOn and hashOnFallback objects. To define the primary hashing strategy, use hashOn with one of its fields filled (e.g. when you want to hash on a header, fill hashOn.header with a header name). Similarly, to define the secondary hashing strategy, use hashOnFallback.

For the exact schema please refer to KongUpstreamPolicy reference.

For example, if you previously used a KongIngress like:

apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongIngress
metadata:
  name: sample-customization
upstream:
  hash_on: header
  hash_on_header: x-lb
  hash_fallback: ip
  algorithm: consistent-hashing

You need to use a KongUpstreamPolicy:

apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1beta1
kind: KongUpstreamPolicy
metadata:
  name: sample-customization
spec:
  hashOn: 
    header: x-lb
  hashOnFallback: 
    input: ip
  algorithm: consistent-hashing

Apply it to a Service resource with a konghq.com/upstream-policy: sample-customization annotation.

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