feat: add VirtualService support for Istio Gateway#379
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Add native Istio VirtualService support as an alternative to nginx Ingress for exposing Kiali through Istio ingress gateway. Changes in kiali-server chart: - Add virtualservice.yaml template - Add istioGateway section to values.yaml with WebSocket-friendly defaults - Add template-based tests for VirtualService configuration Changes in kiali-operator: - Add istio_gateway section to CRD schema (crds.yaml) - Add istio_gateway example to values.yaml - Add template-based test for CR with istio_gateway Note: The operator Go code changes (to actually create VirtualService resources) will need to be done in the kiali/kiali repository. Motivation: Ingress NGINX retirement announced for March 2026 https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/11/11/ingress-nginx-retirement/ Assisted-by: Claude Code
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see my comments in the discussion.
I do not like creating a second, separate section for ingress config
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Summary
Add native Istio VirtualService support as an alternative to nginx Ingress for exposing Kiali through Istio ingress gateway.
Related discussion: kiali/kiali#9167
Motivation
The Kubernetes SIG Network and Security Response Committee have announced the retirement of Ingress NGINX:
Changes
kiali-server chart:
virtualservice.yamltemplateistioGatewaysection tovalues.yamlwith WebSocket-friendly defaults (timeout: 0s)kiali-operator:
istio_gatewaysection to CRD schema (crds.yaml)values.yamlNote: The operator Go code changes (to actually create VirtualService resources when
istio_gateway.enabled: true) will need to be done in the kiali/kiali repository as a follow-up.Usage
Tests
All template-based tests pass:
virtualservice-configuration.yaml
virtualservice-default-host.yaml
virtualservice-disabled.yaml
cr-creation-istio-gateway.yaml