# Community

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## [About the Community category](https://community.nginx.org/t/about-the-community-category/5305)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
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**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/about-the-community-category/5305 "2025-06-25T17:53:26Z")

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We :green\_heart: the NGINX community! Check out Community \> Community Showcase to discover or share NGINX-related content, demos, projects, and modules. Find upcoming NGINX-related events in the Community \> Events catego…

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## [My First NGINX Source Contribution: Proposing a Configurable Server Header](https://community.nginx.org/t/my-first-nginx-source-contribution-proposing-a-configurable-server-header/11318)

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**Author:** [@TibinAbraham](https://community.nginx.org/u/TibinAbraham)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/my-first-nginx-source-contribution-proposing-a-configurable-server-header/11318 "2026-10-19T15:11:32Z")

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My First NGINX Source Contribution: Proposing a Configurable Server Header I’ve recently been exploring the NGINX source code and working on a proposed feature to control the default Server response header. Through this …

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## [NGINX Ingress Controller Community Call](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-ingress-controller-community-call/165)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-ingress-controller-community-call/165 "2026-08-06T10:01:15Z")

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Join the NGINX Ingress Controller Community Call held every other Monday at 16:00 GMT. We value community input and would love to see you at the next community call. At these calls, we discuss PRs by community members a…

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## [NGINX Community Call - 2026/11](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-community-call-2026-11/11316)

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**Author:** [@markocloud](https://community.nginx.org/u/markocloud)\
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**Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-community-call-2026-11/11316 "2026-10-19T13:23:17Z")

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You are invited to the quarterly NGINX Community call! :waving\_hand: These quarterly, public meetings are an opportunity for direct collaboration and transparent development for users, contributors, and the NGINX team. …

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## [Cloudera + NGINX Meetup: AI in Practice: Efficiency, Trust, and What Actually Works](https://community.nginx.org/t/cloudera-nginx-meetup-ai-in-practice-efficiency-trust-and-what-actually-works/10636)

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**Author:** [@65397](https://community.nginx.org/u/65397)\
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**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/cloudera-nginx-meetup-ai-in-practice-efficiency-trust-and-what-actually-works/10636 "2026-08-19T23:46:50Z")

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📅 September 3, 2026 6:00 PM → September 3, 2026 9:00 PM (Europe/Dublin) · Cloudera Cork Office: Penrose Two, Penrose Dock Alfred Street, Victorian Quarter, Cork ... Hello everyone! Cloudera and NGINX are co-hosting a m…

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## [Exploring a Different API Gateway Architecture for NGINX](https://community.nginx.org/t/exploring-a-different-api-gateway-architecture-for-nginx/9983)

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**Author:** [@rootmese](https://community.nginx.org/u/rootmese)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/exploring-a-different-api-gateway-architecture-for-nginx/9983 "2026-07-08T01:23:45Z")

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I’d like to share a project I’ve been working on for a while and, more importantly, start a technical discussion about API Gateway architectures. HTTP DMMR was born from a collection of old ideas that had been gathering…

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## [NGINX Community Call](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-community-call/9520)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-community-call/9520 "2026-06-22T21:41:35Z")

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We’re launching quarterly NGINX Community Calls and invite you to join the first call in July! These quarterly, public meetings are an opportunity for direct collaboration and transparent development for users, contribu…

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## [Optimizing NGINX Configuration for High-Traffic Menu Websites](https://community.nginx.org/t/optimizing-nginx-configuration-for-high-traffic-menu-websites/5086)

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**Author:** [@sonic\_menu](https://community.nginx.org/u/sonic_menu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/optimizing-nginx-configuration-for-high-traffic-menu-websites/5086 "2026-06-15T11:26:50Z")

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Many web projects revolve around serving dynamic or semi-dynamic content—such as restaurant menus—that must load quickly and handle traffic spikes (e.g., lunchtime or promotional campaigns). In this post, we’ll discuss N…

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## [Open-source NGINX module providing adaptive circuit breaker behavior using real-time upstream error rates.](https://community.nginx.org/t/open-source-nginx-module-providing-adaptive-circuit-breaker-behavior-using-real-time-upstream-error-rates/9723)

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**Author:** [@rootmese](https://community.nginx.org/u/rootmese)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/open-source-nginx-module-providing-adaptive-circuit-breaker-behavior-using-real-time-upstream-error-rates/9723 "2026-06-15T11:25:44Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been working on an open-source NGINX dynamic module called Traction Control Module, designed to protect upstream services from overload and cascading failures. Unlike traditional rate limiting, the mo…

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## [A Dual-Node Home NAS Cluster for $210](https://community.nginx.org/t/a-dual-node-home-nas-cluster-for-210/9548)

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**Author:** [@buulam](https://community.nginx.org/u/buulam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/a-dual-node-home-nas-cluster-for-210/9548 "2026-05-26T16:13:47Z")

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Came across this very cost effective NAS cluster on HN. Uses NGINX with fancyindex for a web UI for file serving. Been seeing a lot of SFF - small form factor - builds since Intel got away from the NUC.

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## [UCC ACM World Cup Hackathon](https://community.nginx.org/t/ucc-acm-world-cup-hackathon/9492)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/ucc-acm-world-cup-hackathon/9492 "2026-05-14T21:02:37Z")

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NGINX and the F5 AI Center of Excellence are proud to sponsor the University College Cork ACM World Cup Hackathon happening 16th and 17th May. UCC ACM events are always an inspirational community experience. Students ar…

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## [Nerdearla Chile](https://community.nginx.org/t/nerdearla-chile/9306)

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**Author:** [@alessandro](https://community.nginx.org/u/alessandro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nerdearla-chile/9306 "2026-04-16T20:35:58Z")

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El open source impulsa la infraestructura moderna, pero la mayoría de ingenieros nunca han contribuido a un proyecto open source. Esta charla desmitifica el proceso compartiendo un camino práctico, paso a paso, de usuari…

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## [FIPS-140 Level 3 encryption is just an API call away](https://community.nginx.org/t/fips-140-level-3-encryption-is-just-an-api-call-away/9201)

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**Author:** [@markocloud](https://community.nginx.org/u/markocloud)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/fips-140-level-3-encryption-is-just-an-api-call-away/9201 "2026-03-26T19:30:54Z")

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Hey! I’m Marko, I’ll be talking about how to do FIPS140 filed level encryption with NGINX and AWS KMS! Come check it out! What if encrypting sensitive data fields to FIPS 140-2 Level 3 standards was as simple as an API …

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## [KubeCon EU 2026](https://community.nginx.org/t/kubecon-eu-2026/9162)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/kubecon-eu-2026/9162 "2026-03-19T22:43:43Z")

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F5 is sponsoring KubeCon EU 2026! Find the teams working on NGINX Ingress Controller and NGINX Gateway Fabric at Hall 5, Booth #1084. We’re excited to connect with you about ingress migration, Gateway API, and the open …

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## [Ingress2gateway-controller released](https://community.nginx.org/t/ingress2gateway-controller-released/9127)

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**Author:** [@eladmotola](https://community.nginx.org/u/eladmotola)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/ingress2gateway-controller-released/9127 "2026-03-10T17:38:28Z")

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Hey everyone! I want to introduce a controller I built called ingress2gateway-controller. It runs inside your Kubernetes cluster and watches for annotated Ingress resources. When it detects one, it automatically conver…

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## [NGINX Markdown for Agents](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-markdown-for-agents/9107)

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**Author:** [@buulam](https://community.nginx.org/u/buulam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-markdown-for-agents/9107 "2026-03-03T23:39:40Z")

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Sharing neat NGINX to Markdown for Agents conversion tool! Spotted by @liam

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## [ACM Irish Collegiate Programming Competition at University College Cork](https://community.nginx.org/t/acm-irish-collegiate-programming-competition-at-university-college-cork/9083)

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**Author:** [@James\_W](https://community.nginx.org/u/James_W)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/acm-irish-collegiate-programming-competition-at-university-college-cork/9083 "2026-02-26T23:02:13Z")

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We’re glad to be supporting the ACM Irish Collegiate Programming Competition at University College Cork for the second year running. It’s good to see the standard of work the students put together, and it’s always impres…

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## [NGINX Gateway Fabric Community Calls - EMEA hours](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-community-calls-emea-hours/9081)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-community-calls-emea-hours/9081 "2026-02-26T21:36:01Z")

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Join our weekly community meetings to discuss updates, development, and activities around NGINX Gateway Fabric (NGF). All are welcome—OSS contributors, users, and anyone interested in the project. First-time attendees a…

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## [AppWorld 2026 - or Community Goes To Vegas](https://community.nginx.org/t/appworld-2026-or-community-goes-to-vegas/9076)

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**Author:** [@LiefZ](https://community.nginx.org/u/LiefZ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/appworld-2026-or-community-goes-to-vegas/9076 "2026-02-25T23:33:14Z")

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AppWorld 2026 - featuring iRules contest, The Woz, and more. The F5 Community Team+ is heading to Vegas with a host of Solution Architects, Subject Matter Experts, and Engineers to spend some time with customers, part…

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## [Enabling ECH (Encrypted Client Hello) with nginx 1.29.4 using nginx-build](https://community.nginx.org/t/enabling-ech-encrypted-client-hello-with-nginx-1-29-4-using-nginx-build/9064)

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**Author:** [@catatsuy](https://community.nginx.org/u/catatsuy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/enabling-ech-encrypted-client-hello-with-nginx-1-29-4-using-nginx-build/9064 "2026-02-25T14:49:34Z")

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nginx 1.29.4 added support for ECH (Encrypted Client Hello). To use ECH with nginx, you currently need an OpenSSL branch with ECH support. A while ago (since nginx-build v0.16.0), I added support for using a custom Ope…

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## [NGINX Gateway Fabric Community Meeting (2025 Archive Series)](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-community-meeting-2025-archive-series/164)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-community-meeting-2025-archive-series/164 "2026-02-23T21:13:39Z")

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Join the NGF Community Meeting held every Tuesday at 9:30AM Pacific / 5:30PM GMT If you have a use case for NGINX Gateway Fabric that the project can’t quite meet yet, bugs, problems, success stories, or just want to be…

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## [NGINX Gateway Fabric Community Calls - AMER hours](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-community-calls-amer-hours/9066)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-community-calls-amer-hours/9066 "2026-02-23T21:10:47Z")

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Join our weekly community meetings to discuss updates, development, and activities around NGINX Gateway Fabric (NGF). All are welcome—OSS contributors, users, and anyone interested in the project. First-time attendees a…

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## [Webinoly: 9 Years of Optimizing the LEMP Stack for Performance and Scalability](https://community.nginx.org/t/webinoly-9-years-of-optimizing-the-lemp-stack-for-performance-and-scalability/8991)

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**Author:** [@QROkes](https://community.nginx.org/u/QROkes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/webinoly-9-years-of-optimizing-the-lemp-stack-for-performance-and-scalability/8991 "2026-02-16T22:16:21Z")

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Hi NGINX Community, I wanted to share a project that has been deeply rooted in the NGINX ecosystem since early 2017: Webinoly. What started 9 years ago as a personal tool to automate the deployment of optimized LEMP st…

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## [Blog: Understanding Gateway API Split Architecture: Control Plane vs. Data Plane](https://community.nginx.org/t/blog-understanding-gateway-api-split-architecture-control-plane-vs-data-plane/8898)

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**Author:** [@sjberman](https://community.nginx.org/u/sjberman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/blog-understanding-gateway-api-split-architecture-control-plane-vs-data-plane/8898 "2026-01-27T23:37:09Z")

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Hey all, I wrote a blog post about Gateway API control plane and data plane architecture. Check it out!

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## [2025 NGINX Annual Survey: Cloud-Native, Platform Engineering, and AI Trends](https://community.nginx.org/t/2025-nginx-annual-survey-cloud-native-platform-engineering-and-ai-trends/7539)

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**Author:** [@karthik](https://community.nginx.org/u/karthik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/2025-nginx-annual-survey-cloud-native-platform-engineering-and-ai-trends/7539 "2025-12-11T00:29:31Z")

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Our 2025 survey results are in! Discover the latest insights into how teams are evolving their cloud-native strategies, platform engineering practices, and AI integration. Check out the report here.

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## [HTTPTests - NGINX Integration Testing for CI/CD](https://community.nginx.org/t/httptests-nginx-integration-testing-for-ci-cd/8394)

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**Author:** [@ServiceGuards](https://community.nginx.org/u/ServiceGuards)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/httptests-nginx-integration-testing-for-ci-cd/8394 "2025-12-01T15:10:39Z")

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I built HTTPTests to solve a problem my team kept hitting: nginx -t passes, but we’d still break production with config changes. It’s a GitHub Action that validates nginx routing, header forwarding, and upstream targets…

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## [NGINX Gateway Fabric Community Meeting, Nov 18 | Special Agenda Topic: using NGINX as an Ingress controller](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-community-meeting-nov-18-special-agenda-topic-using-nginx-as-an-ingress-controller/8331)

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**Author:** [@Micheal\_Kingston](https://community.nginx.org/u/Micheal_Kingston)\
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**Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nginx-gateway-fabric-community-meeting-nov-18-special-agenda-topic-using-nginx-as-an-ingress-controller/8331 "2025-11-18T00:23:30Z")

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Join our weekly open source community meeting for NGINX Gateway Fabric. The agenda for this week’s NGINX Gateway Fabric community meeting includes discussing the retirement of ingress-nginx and the option of NGINX Ingre…

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## [Nerdearla España 2025 talk: Kubernetes Ingress API o Gateway API: ¡Depende!](https://community.nginx.org/t/nerdearla-espana-2025-talk-kubernetes-ingress-api-o-gateway-api-depende/8254)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/nerdearla-espana-2025-talk-kubernetes-ingress-api-o-gateway-api-depende/8254 "2025-11-14T13:35:01Z")

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@alessandro is speaking at Nerdearla España today about “Kubernetes Ingress API o Gateway API: ¡Depende!” :round\_pushpin: 15:50-16:25 @ Escanario Rojo :spain: Nerdearla España 2025 | Track Infrastructure Asiste a es…

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## [KubeCon NA 2025: Kubernetes Ingress or Gateway API - It depends!](https://community.nginx.org/t/kubecon-na-2025-kubernetes-ingress-or-gateway-api-it-depends/8170)

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**Author:** [@sodonovan](https://community.nginx.org/u/sodonovan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/kubecon-na-2025-kubernetes-ingress-or-gateway-api-it-depends/8170 "2025-11-11T18:52:57Z")

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I’m speaking at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 about deciding when to use Kubernetes Ingress or Gateway API. When: Tuesday November 11, 2025 4:15pm - 4:35pm EST Where: Building B | Level 1 | Exhibit Hall B…

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## [KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025](https://community.nginx.org/t/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america-2025/8130)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.nginx.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.nginx.org/t/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america-2025/8130 "2025-11-11T13:16:21Z")

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We’re bringing NGINX + AI to KubeCon this week. Swing by the F5 booth (1210) to learn about NGINX’s new AI capabilities and connect with the NGINX team and community. At KubeCon, you can: :green\_heart: Dive deep with u…

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