Overview
Kong Gateway can be installed on Kubernetes in several different modes.
- DB-less mode, configured using Kubernetes resources and the Kong Ingress Controller
- Data Planes integrated with Kong Konnect
- Hybrid mode with the Control Plane and Data Plane in a Kubernetes cluster
- Traditional mode, where each node connects to a PostgreSQL database
This documentation offers instructions for deploying Kong Gateway in Hybrid mode within a Kubernetes cluster.
Supported Versions
Kong Gateway is compatible with all supported versions of Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift.
Kubernetes Version | OpenShift Version | Upstream K8s EOL |
---|---|---|
1.31 | N/A | Oct 2025 |
1.30 | N/A | Jun 2025 |
1.29 | N/A | Feb 2025 |
1.28 | 4.15 | Oct 2024 |
1.27 | 4.14 | Jun 2024 |
1.26 | 4.13 | Feb 2024 |
1.25 | 4.12 | Oct 2023 |
1.24 | 4.11 | July 2023 |
1.23 | 4.10 | Feb 2023 |
1.22 | 4.9 | Oct 2022 |
1.21 | 4.8 | June 2022 |
1.20 | 4.7 | Feb 2022 |
1.19 | 4.6 | Oct 2021 |
1.18 | 4.5 | June 2021 |
1.17 | 4.4 | Dec 2020 |
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