This documentation is for a release that is no longer maintained
See documentation for the latest supported version 3 or the latest supported version 4.3.5. Configuring ingress cluster traffic
OpenShift Container Platform provides the following methods for communicating from outside the cluster with services running in the cluster:
- If you have HTTP/HTTPS, use an Ingress Controller.
- If you have a TLS-encrypted protocol other than HTTPS, such as TLS with the SNI header, use an Ingress Controller.
- Otherwise, use a load balancer, an external IP, or a node port.
Method | Purpose |
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Allows access to HTTP/HTTPS traffic and TLS-encrypted protocols other than HTTPS, such as TLS with the SNI header. | |
Automatically assign an external IP by using a load balancer service | Allows traffic to non-standard ports through an IP address assigned from a pool. |
Allows traffic to non-standard ports through a specific IP address. | |
Expose a service on all nodes in the cluster. |