The ingress-nginx controller is retiring by March 2026, but the Ingress resource itself remains valid. Traefik Proxy v3.5+ offers a drop-in replacement with nginx annotation compatibility, allowing teams to migrate gradually. The recommended two-step approach involves first switching to Traefik's nginx provider for immediate
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No, Ingress Isn’t Dead — Just the Old Default ControllerTraefik 3.6: Your Zero-Drama Drop-In ReplacementStopgap: Keep Using Annotations for Most Use CasesStep 2: Move to Gateway API, On Your TimelineConclussionSort: