# kubernetes/ingress-gce

Ingress controller for Google Cloud

Repository: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-gce
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ingress-gce
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, loadbalancer, ingress, k8s, google
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:17:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3253, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1304, forks 331 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.511258+00:00)

## What it is
GLBC is the Google Cloud (GCE) L7 load balancer controller for Kubernetes, managing external load balancers configured through the Kubernetes Ingress API. It is the default ingress controller shipped with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

## Use cases
- expose kubernetes services behind a google cloud http load balancer
- manage gce ingress resources on gke
- configure l7 load balancing for kubernetes workloads on google cloud
- automate creation of google cloud load balancers from ingress manifests
- run an ingress controller on self-managed kubernetes clusters on gce

## When to choose
- you run kubernetes on Google Cloud or GKE and need ingress backed by Google Cloud Load Balancing
- you want the officially supported ingress controller for GKE
- you need L7 (HTTP/HTTPS) load balancing integrated with GCP networking features

## When to avoid
- you run kubernetes on AWS, Azure, or bare metal
- you need an ingress controller with broad provider support like nginx-ingress or traefik
- you only need L4 load balancing without the Ingress API

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: api-gateway, load-testing, deployment, networking
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, networking
- platform: cloud, go
- tags: ingress-controller, gcp, gke, l7-load-balancer, kubernetes-ingress, devops, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- kubernetes/ingress-gce (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.511258+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:51:08.584800+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-gce (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.511258+00:00, sha 20140d72a9af)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.