User experience improvements and Envoy Proxy customization This is the second in our ongoing series on Envoy Gateway releases, covering the April 2023 release of v0.4.0. Our goal with this series is not just to rehash the release notes or cover them in full but to highlight major and minor changes we think are important and provide context. This release includes Helm support A new egctl command-line tool Ability to customize aspects of the Envoy Proxy deployment and service Control plane extensions If you need a refresher on what Envoy Gateway is and the project goals, check out m ..read more

When you think about it, we’ve made great strides in software development, but each step has brought new and exciting challenges. We started with big clunky monolithic systems, then advanced to tinier pieces called Microservices to promote greater flexibility, scalability, and resilience. However, with great power comes great responsibility, and now we have to manage these tiny microservices in our distributed system. This is where microservice orchestration swoops in to save the day (Yes, I just did a Tobey-Andrew-Tom Spider-man marathon! My web developer arc is complete ?). In this arti ..read more

Guest Author Developing applications on Kubernetes can be challenging, especially when setting up a development environment that mirrors the production environment. This process can be complex and time-consuming, and developers often have to make trade-offs between speed and accuracy. Furthermore, Kubernetes applications are packaged as containers, which adds an extra layer of complexity to the development process — developers now have to create and manage container images in addition to writing code. The complexity of developing applications on Kubernetes is heightened when debugging an ..read more

Guest Author Ambassador Edge Stack is a powerful API gateway and Ingress controller that simplifies microservices management. Built on top of the Envoy proxy, it provides advanced features such as rate limiting, authentication, and observability while being highly scalable and flexible. Whether you’re just starting with microservices or already have a complex architecture, Ambassador Edge Stack is an excellent choice for simplifying microservices management. This tutorial will guide you through setting up Ambassador Edge Stack with a node.js server in a Docker container in your local environme ..read more

SECURITY RELEASE Envoy Proxy high severity CVE-2023–27493, CVE-2023–27487 and medium severity CVE-2023–27496, CVE-2023–27488, CVE-2023–27492, CVE-2023–27491 vulnerabilities addressed We have released the following security updates to Emissary-ingress, Edge Stack, and Telepresence on Wednesday, 5th April. These updates address security issues that were just announced. The following versions are now available: Emissary-ingress 3.5.2 and Edge Stack 3.5.2 for our API Gateway and ingress controller users. Telepresence Smart Agent 1.13.11 for our Telepresence users. We recommend all users upgrade ..read more

PARTNERSHIPS Docker customers now have access to a native Telepresence experience, including Docker onboarding and support The Ambassador Labs team and I have long been users and avid fans of both Docker and Kubernetes. We have many happy memories of attending and presenting at early Docker, Kubernetes, and Cloud Native Meetups worldwide in the early-2010s. We watched closely as Docker revolutionized the developers’ container-building toolchain, and Kubernetes became the natural target to deploy and run these containers at scale. Today, we’re happy to announce that Ambassador Labs an ..read more

Guest Author Building a robust and efficient RESTful API requires careful planning and implementation. One of the key components of any successful API implementation is an API Gateway, as it acts as a front door to your API and helps manage the flow of requests and responses. Ambassador Edge Stack is a popular and powerful API Gateway. It provides many features for managing, securing, and optimizing API traffic. In this context, designing a RESTful API using Ambassador Edge Stack requires a clear understanding of RESTful principles, a solid knowledge of the HTTP protocol, and an ability t ..read more

Guest Author As software developers, we always seek new tools and technologies that can streamline our work and make our lives easier. With the rapid pace of innovation in the tech industry, new solutions are emerging, offering exciting opportunities for developers to work smarter and more efficiently. In this article, I will delve into some current and emerging technologies that improve the developer experience of software development teams. From cutting-edge tools for automation and collaboration to new approaches for building and deploying applications, we will explore how these technologie ..read more

FEATURE RELEASE Telepresence 2.11 adds intercept specifications, Edge Stack 3.5 is now available There once was a tool named Telepresence That made Kubernetes a breeze with its essence With YAML custom resources to configure It became a developer’s treasure Making container development a new presence Over the years, we’ve added many options to Telepresence, to the point where there is a veritable smorgasbord of options. This has led to a Cambrian explosion of custom shell scripts and Makefiles that invoke Telepresence. Today is a new day ?! We’re introducing the intercept specification, w ..read more

Learn how Voiceflow, the collaborative platform for building chat and voice assistants, sped up the development and debugging of microservices Results Telepresence increased the speed and fidelity of our inner dev loop by removing the need to constantly build and deploy test images Using Telepresence removed both the operational and resource burden of running all of our microservices locally Our tests are more accurate and comprehensive, as we can use Telepresence to “shift left” our testing cycles Opportunity | From Monolith to Microservices Voiceflow’s architecture has become mor ..read more