NetScaler Ingress Controller

What NetScaler Ingress Controller is

NetScaler Ingress Controller configures NetScaler appliances from Kubernetes Ingress rules and routes traffic into Kubernetes clusters. It exposes Kubernetes services to external users across on-premises and public-cloud environments. Supported traffic includes HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, TCP-SSL, and UDP, with layer 7 rewrite and responder policies available through NetScaler custom resources. With NetScaler CPX, it provides layer 7 load balancing for east-west microservice traffic. The controller manages CPX, BLX, VPX, or MPX appliances and supports single-tier or dual-tier topologies, including standalone pods and CPX sidecars. It can load-balance services in bare-metal Kubernetes clusters. Deployment uses YAML manifests or Helm charts. Documented platforms include Kubernetes 1.21 and later, GKE, EKS, AKS, OpenShift 3.11 and later, PKS, Diamanti, Mirantis Kubernetes Engine, VMware Tanzu, and Rancher. Integrations include Prometheus, Grafana, cert-manager, HashiCorp Vault, ExternalDNS, and OpenShift. Security features cover TLS certificates, client and server authentication, OWASP Top 10 policies, and web application firewall policies. Automatic certificate provisioning and renewal can use cert-manager, including Let’s Encrypt and Vault. Pricing is on request.