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Kubernetes Operator

Overview​

The ngrok Kubernetes Operator is the best way to use ngrok if your applications run in Kubernetes environments. It supports both Ingress CRDs as well as the new Gateway API.

The ngrok Kubernetes Operator is deployed to a cluster and allows developers to self-service public endpoints to their apps and services using a shared ngrok account.

When Should I Use The Kubernetes Operator?​

The Kubernetes Operator is a great tool to use when you want to use ngrok to connect to services running on a Kubernetes Cluster. If you are running Kubernetes and do not want to use the ngrok SDKs, we recommend using the Operator

Should I Use The Ingress Controller Or The Gateway API?​

The Operator supports both Kubernetes Ingress and the Gateway API. These two different solutions have differences and similarities, you can read the Kubernetes Ingress docs and the Gateway API docs. However, there are no major functional differences between the ingress controller and Gateway API in the ngrok Kubernetes Operator.

Pricing​

The ngrok Kubernetes Operator is available to all ngrok users at no additional charge. You only incur costs if the resources provisioned by the operator incur a cost.