Contour

Contour is an open-source Kubernetes ingress controller that provides advanced routing and load balancing for applications in Kubernetes clusters. It leverages Envoy Proxy as a data plane and enables secure, scalable, and dynamic HTTP(S) traffic management.

Key Features of Contour:

• Acts as a Kubernetes ingress controller using Envoy as the data plane.
• Supports TLS termination, HTTP/2, gRPC, and path-based routing.
• Dynamic configuration from Kubernetes resources like Ingress and HTTPProxy.
• Advanced traffic policies including retries, timeouts, and weighted routing.
• Optimized for high-traffic and multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters.
• Lightweight and easy to deploy with minimal resource overhead.
• Provides observability and logging through Envoy metrics.

Contour Usage:

$ sudo su
$ cd /opt/contour
$ ./contour serve # Start Contour server (requires Kubernetes/Envoy environment)
$  ls -l /usr/local/bin/contour
strings /usr/local/bin/contour | grep -i "v1.33.1"      # Check installed version

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