Announcing AWS Global Accelerator Support in AWS Load Balancer Controller for Kubernetes
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This article announces AWS Global Accelerator support in the AWS Load Balancer Controller for Kubernetes, enabling declarative management of global traffic acceleration through Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs).
- Improves application performance by up to 60% for geographically distributed users
- Manages Global Accelerator resources natively in Kubernetes using CRDs and GitOps practices
- Automatic endpoint discovery from Ingress, Service, and Gateway API resources
- Supports multi-region deployments with manual endpoint registration via ARNs
- Advanced traffic management: weights, port overrides, client affinity, and BYOIP support
- Full lifecycle management: provisioning, updates, and cleanup of Global Accelerator resources
- Real-time status reporting with accelerator ARN, DNS name, and IP addresses
- Requires Kubernetes v1.19+, AWS Load Balancer Controller v2.17.0+, and additional IAM permissions
- Pricing: $0.025/hour per accelerator plus data transfer fees
The AWS Global Accelerator Controller simplifies global traffic management for Kubernetes applications by bringing AWS's global network infrastructure directly into Kubernetes workflows, eliminating manual configuration and enabling infrastructure-as-code practices.
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