Path-based routing
Path-based routing is a traffic-routing technique that directs requests to backend services according to the request URL or URI path.
Kubernetes for Developers
Path-based routing directs requests to different backends according to the URI path.
- How it is used
- Routes multiple HTTP services through one external IP and domain while preserving public-facing URL paths.
- How deep it goes
- Explains Ingress rules, backend Services, and deployment inspection, but stops short of TLS configuration details.
- Examples
- Uses root and /robohash paths mapped to timeserver-internal and robohash-internal Services.
- What you can do after
- Configure Kubernetes Ingress rules that map URI paths to backend Services and inspect the resulting address and health.
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Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition
Path-based routing directs requests to different backend services according to the request URL path.
- How it is used
- Uses a reverse proxy to assemble multiple application components under one domain.
- How deep it goes
- Walks through configuration replacement, proxy reload, and curl verification without detailing Nginx matching internals.
- Examples
- Demonstrates an image-gallery web UI and API exposed through image-gallery.local and /api/image.
- What you can do after
- Operate Nginx path routing by installing a site configuration, reloading the proxy, and testing an API URL.
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Related concepts
- ingress objectused by · A Kubernetes Ingress is an API resource that specifies rules for routing external HTTP and HTTPS requests to services within a cluster.
- NGINXimplemented by · NGINX is open-source web-server and reverse-proxy software that serves HTTP content, forwards requests, and can load-balance network traffic.
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