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Getting Started

If you've made it here, you should already have a general understanding about how the Ingress resource relates to machine identities and you're ready to get started developing your Ingress solution.

High-level Process

  1. Head over to TLS Protect For Kubernetes and select ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT.
  2. Log In to your account or, if you don't already have one, select Sign Up, complete the Terms of Service and follow the on screen prompts. Note: new users will be allocated a organization name made of two randomly selected words (e.g. foxtrot-charlie) which is your private workspace within the SaaS platform.
  3. From the TLS Protect For Kubernetes console, select Clusters and CONNECT NEW CLUSTER to familiarize yourself with the steps required to introduce a Kubernetes cluster to your organization. Your choice of Kubernetes distribution is somewhat arbitrary, however you should consider the need to create them repeatedly to enable thorough testing. You should also consider that not all distributions provide native support for Kubernetes services of type LoadBalancer.
  4. Try out one or two of the most popular Ingress Controllers to familiarize yourself with their shared behavior and relative strengths.
  5. Head over to https://platform.jetstack.io/org/[ORG]/certinventory/cluster/[CLUSTER]/ingresses. This is where you will locate any active Ingress objects in your registered cluster(s).
  6. Start building! We highly recommend using Kubebuilder framework to increase your velocity and reduce the complexity inherent in developing any Kubernetes controller.
  7. Perform functional testing.
  8. Get certified!

Getting Help

We think you'll find the following references helpful when developing your solution.

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