pathType field
The pathType field is an Ingress field specifying how a request path is matched for routing.
Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam, Second Edition
A path type is an Ingress rule setting that specifies how a URL path is matched.
- How it is used
- Routes external HTTP and HTTPS traffic to different internal Services through Ingress path rules.
- How deep it goes
- Defines Prefix and Exact matching with a manifest example, without detailing controller-specific matching internals.
- Examples
- Uses hello.com and app.hello.com rules targeting hello-svc and nginx.
- What you can do after
- Configure Ingress paths that select backend Services using prefix, exact, or implementation-specific matching.
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Kubernetes in Action, Second Edition
The pathType field specifies the matching semantics applied to a request path in an Ingress rule.
- How it is used
- Controls how an Ingress rule selects backend services from incoming request paths.
- How deep it goes
- Defines all three values and demonstrates Exact and Prefix matching, while delegating ImplementationSpecific behavior to the controller.
- Examples
- Uses /quote with Exact and /questions with Prefix in an Ingress manifest, then exercises them with curl.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via kubectl in an Ingress manifest to route exact paths and path-element prefixes to different services.
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Related concepts
- exact path typeincludes · Exact is an Ingress path type that matches requests only when their paths exactly equal the configured path, using case-sensitive matching.
- prefixincludes · A prefix is an initial component or sequence of a larger word, string, name, path, or other structured value.
- ingress routing ruleconfigures · An ingress routing rule maps conditions such as a host and path to a destination service and port for incoming network traffic.
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