Ingress NGINX is EOL: A practical guide for migrating to Kubernetes Gateway API

The article details the urgent need to migrate away from Ingress NGINX, a key Kubernetes component reaching end-of-life in March 2026, due to security vulnerabilities with no future support. It advocates for adopting the Kubernetes Gateway API as its successor, offering increased portability and feature richness. The article then provides a structured, incremental approach to migration, including choosing a Gateway API controller, establishing a performance baseline, and translating existing Ingress configurations into Gateway API resources—even offering a tool to automate part of the process.