Technical Specifications
NGINX Ingress Controller Technical Specifications.
Supported NGINX Ingress Controller Versions
We advise users to run the most recent release of the NGINX Ingress Controller, and we issue software updates to the most recent release. We provide technical support for F5 customers who are using the most recent version of the NGINX Ingress Controller, and any version released within two years of the current release.
Additionally, the current release version is 2.x which is compatible with the Kubernetes Ingress v1 API. Therefore Kubernetes 1.19 and later. The 1.12 release supports the Ingress v1beta1 API and continues to receive security fixes to support those unable to upgrade to Kubernetes 1.19 or later. The v1beta1 Ingress API was deprecated with Kubernetes release 1.19 and removed with the Kubernetes 1.22 release.
Supported Kubernetes Versions
We explicitly test the NGINX Ingress Controller (NIC) on a range of Kubernetes platforms at each release, and the release notes list which platforms were tested. We will provide technical support for the NGINX Ingress Controller (NIC) on any Kubernetes platform that is currently supported by its provider and which passes the Kubernetes conformance tests.
| NIC Version | Supported Kubernetes Version | NIC Helm Chart Version | NIC Operator Version | NGINX / NGINX Plus version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2.1 | 1.23 - 1.19 | 0.13.0 | 0.6.0 | 1.21.6 / R26 |
| 2.1.2 | 1.23 - 1.19 | 0.12.1 | 0.5.1 | 1.21.6 / R26 |
| 2.0.3 | 1.22 - 1.19 | 0.11.3 | 0.4.0 | 1.21.3 / R25 |
| 1.12.4 | 1.21 - 1.16 | 0.10.4 | 0.3.0 | 1.21.6 / R26 |
| 1.11.3 | 1.20 - 1.16 | 0.9.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.21.0 / R23 P1 |
| 1.10.1 | 1.19 - 1.16 | 0.8.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.19.8 / R23 |
| 1.9.1 | 1.18 - 1.16 | 0.7.1 | 0.0.7 | 1.19.3 / R22 |
| 1.8.1 | 0.6.0 | 0.0.6 | 1.19.2 / R22 | |
| 1.7.2 | 0.5.1 | 0.0.4 | 1.19.0 / R22 | |
| 1.6.3 | 0.4.3 | – | 1.17.9 / R21 |
Supported Docker Images
We provide the following Docker images, which include NGINX/NGINX Plus bundled with the Ingress Controller binary.
Images with NGINX
All images include NGINX 1.21.6.
| Name | Base image | Third-party modules | DockerHub image | Architectures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine-based image | nginx:1.21.6-alpine, which is based on alpine:3.15 |
nginx/nginx-ingress:2.2.1-alpine |
arm/v7, arm64, amd64, ppc64le, s390x | |
| Alpine-based image with OpenTracing | nginx:1.21.6-alpine, which is based on alpine:3.15 |
NGINX OpenTracing module, OpenTracing library, OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger, Zipkin and Datadog | nginx/nginx-ingress:2.2.1-alpine-ot |
arm/v7, arm64, amd64, ppc64le, s390x |
| Debian-based image | nginx:1.21.6, which is based on debian:bullseye-slim |
nginx/nginx-ingress:2.2.1 |
arm/v7, arm64, amd64, ppc64le, s390x | |
| Debian-based image with OpenTracing | nginx:1.21.6, which is based on debian:bullseye-slim |
NGINX OpenTracing module, OpenTracing library, OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger, Zipkin and Datadog | nginx/nginx-ingress:2.2.1-ot |
arm/v7, arm64, amd64, ppc64le, s390x |
| Ubi-based image | redhat/ubi8 |
nginx/nginx-ingress:2.2.1-ubi |
arm64, amd64, s390x |
Images with NGINX Plus
NGINX Plus images include NGINX Plus R26.
NGINX Plus images are available through the F5 Container registry private-registry.nginx.com - see Using the NGINX IC Plus JWT token in a Docker Config Secret and Pulling the NGINX Ingress Controller image.
| Name | Base image | Third-party modules | F5 Container Registry Image | Architectures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine-based image | alpine:3.15 |
NGINX Plus JavaScript module | nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:2.2.1-alpine |
arm64, amd64 |
| Debian-based image | debian:bullseye-slim |
NGINX Plus JavaScript module | nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:2.2.1 |
arm64, amd64 |
| Debian-based image with OpenTracing | debian:bullseye-slim |
NGINX Plus OpenTracing module, OpenTracing tracers for Jaeger, Zipkin and Datadog; NGINX Plus JavaScript module | nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:2.2.1-ot |
arm64, amd64 |
| Debian-based image with App Protect WAF | debian:buster-slim |
NGINX Plus App Protect WAF module; NGINX Plus JavaScript module | nginx-ic-nap/nginx-plus-ingress:2.2.1 |
amd64 |
| Debian-based image with App Protect DoS | debian:buster-slim |
NGINX Plus App Protect DoS module; NGINX Plus JavaScript module | amd64 | |
| Debian-based image with App Protect WAF and DoS | debian:buster-slim |
NGINX Plus App Protect WAF and DoS modules; NGINX Plus JavaScript module | amd64 | |
| Ubi-based image | redhat/ubi8 |
NGINX Plus JavaScript module | nginx-ic/nginx-plus-ingress:2.2.1-ubi |
arm64, amd64, s390x |
| Ubi-based image with App Protect WAF | redhat/ubi8 |
NGINX Plus App Protect WAF module; NGINX Plus JavaScript module | nginx-ic-nap/nginx-plus-ingress:2.2.1-ubi |
amd64 |
| Ubi-based image with App Protect DoS | redhat/ubi8 |
NGINX Plus App Protect DoS module; NGINX Plus JavaScript module | amd64 | |
| Ubi-based image with App Protect WAF and DoS | redhat/ubi8 |
NGINX Plus App Protect WAF and DoS modules; NGINX Plus JavaScript module | amd64 |
We also provide NGINX Plus images through the AWS Marketplace. Please see Using the AWS Marketplace Ingress Controller Image for details on how to set up the required IAM resources in your EKS cluster.
| Name | Base image | Third-party modules | AWS Marketplace Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian-based image | debian:bullseye-slim |
NGINX Plus JavaScript module | NGINX Ingress Controller |
| Debian-based image with App Protect | debian:buster-slim |
NGINX Plus App Protect module; NGINX Plus JavaScript module | NGINX Ingress Controller with NGINX App Protect |
Custom Images
You can customize an existing Dockerfile or use it as a reference to create a new one, which is necessary for the following cases:
- Choosing a different base image.
- Installing additional NGINX modules.
Supported Helm Versions
The Ingress Controller supports installation via Helm 3.0+.
Recommended Hardware
See the Sizing guide for recommendations.