# kubernetes/ingress-nginx

Ingress NGINX Controller for Kubernetes

Repository: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ingress-nginx
Homepage: https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ingress-controller, kubernetes, nginx
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-03-23T16:16:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3589, "days_push": 163, "days_rel": 167, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 70}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 19476, forks 8574 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:28.714933+00:00)

## What it is
Ingress NGINX Controller is a Kubernetes ingress controller that uses NGINX as a reverse proxy and load balancer to route external traffic to cluster services. The project has been officially retired, with best-effort maintenance ending in March 2026 and no further releases or security fixes afterward.

## Use cases
- expose kubernetes services to external traffic
- route http traffic to pods in a kubernetes cluster
- load balance traffic across kubernetes services
- manage tls termination for kubernetes apps
- configure nginx-based ingress rules for a cluster

## When to choose
- you already run ingress-nginx and need to keep existing deployments working until migration
- you need documentation or artifacts for a legacy ingress-nginx deployment

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new kubernetes project - use a Gateway API implementation instead
- you need ongoing security updates or bugfixes after March 2026
- you run multi-tenant kubernetes clusters where non-admins can create Ingress objects

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: api-gateway, proxy, load-testing, routing, deployment
- domain: cloud-computing, networking, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: go, cloud, self-hosted
- tags: ingress-controller, nginx, reverse-proxy, load-balancer, retired-project, gateway-api-migration, kubernetes, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- kubernetes/ingress-nginx (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:28.714933+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 2026-08-29T17:00:06.257285+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:28.714933+00:00, sha 578df400f8ff)
  - homepage: https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:23.256137+00:00, sha f0ee56cbd37b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.