github.com/projectcontour/contour@v1.28.2/site/content/docs/v1.14.0/_index.md (about) 1 --- 2 3 cascade: 4 layout: docs 5 gh: https://github.com/projectcontour/contour/tree/release-1.14.0 6 version: v1.14.0 7 --- 8 9 ## Overview 10 Contour is an Ingress controller for Kubernetes that works by deploying the [Envoy proxy][1] as a reverse proxy and load balancer. 11 Contour supports dynamic configuration updates out of the box while maintaining a lightweight profile. 12 13 Contour also introduces a new ingress API [HTTPProxy][2] which is implemented via a Custom Resource Definition (CRD). 14 Its goal is to expand upon the functionality of the Ingress API to allow for a richer user experience as well as solve shortcomings in the original design. 15 16 ## Prerequisites 17 Contour is tested with Kubernetes clusters running version [1.16 and later][4]. 18 19 RBAC must be enabled on your cluster. 20 21 ## Get started 22 Getting started with Contour is as simple as one command. 23 See the [Getting Started][3] document. 24 25 [1]: https://www.envoyproxy.io/ 26 [2]: /docs/{{< param version >}}/config/fundamentals 27 [3]: /getting-started 28 [4]: /_resources/kubernetes