One Size Doesn't Fit All - Adding Org-Specific Gateway API Extensions with Envoy Gateway

Learn how to build an Envoy Gateway extension server to define and implement custom Gateway API extensions for organization-specific needs in this conference talk. Discover how companies like SAP and Confluent solve the common ingress dilemma of choosing between building a bespoke control plane or adopting CNCF projects that may not fully meet their requirements. Explore Envoy Gateway's hybrid solution that provides a Kubernetes-native, standardized approach covering most use cases while enabling customization through control plane extensibility. Understand how to enhance Envoy Gateway with custom Gateway-API Policy Attachments and Filter Extensions to enable custom behaviors in the proxy via xDS, from specific HTTP filters to tailored authorization logic. Examine the extension server's gRPC interface and its relationship to Gateway API, while covering operational aspects including deployment options, failure handling, and security considerations for implementing powerful customization without starting from scratch.