nginx · haywoodsh · Sep 20, 2023 · Sep 7, 2023 · Sep 19, 2023 · Sep 20, 2023
@@ -243,8 +243,9 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the NGINX Ingress Cont
 |`controller.extraContainers` | Extra (eg. sidecar) containers for the Ingress Controller pods. | [] |
 |`controller.resources` | The resources of the Ingress Controller pods. | requests: cpu=100m,memory=128Mi |
 |`controller.replicaCount` | The number of replicas of the Ingress Controller deployment. | 1 |
-|`controller.ingressClass` | A class of the Ingress Controller. An IngressClass resource with the name equal to the class must be deployed. Otherwise, the Ingress Controller will fail to start. The Ingress Controller only processes resources that belong to its class - i.e. have the "ingressClassName" field resource equal to the class. The Ingress Controller processes all the VirtualServer/VirtualServerRoute/TransportServer resources that do not have the "ingressClassName" field for all versions of kubernetes. | nginx |
-|`controller.setAsDefaultIngress` | New Ingresses without an `"ingressClassName"` field specified will be assigned the class specified in `controller.ingressClass`. | false |
+|`controller.ingressClass.name` | A class of the Ingress Controller. An IngressClass resource with the name equal to the class must be deployed. Otherwise, the Ingress Controller will fail to start. The Ingress Controller only processes resources that belong to its class - i.e. have the "ingressClassName" field resource equal to the class. The Ingress Controller processes all the VirtualServer/VirtualServerRoute/TransportServer resources that do not have the "ingressClassName" field for all versions of Kubernetes. | nginx |
+|`controller.ingressClass.create` | Creates a new IngressClass object with the name `controller.ingressClass.name`. Set to `false` to use an existing ingressClass created using `kubectl` with the same name. If you use `helm upgrade`, do not change the values from the previous release as helm will delete IngressClass objects managed by helm. If you are upgrading from a release earlier than 3.3.0, do not set the value to false. | true |
+|`controller.ingressClass.setAsDefaultIngress` | New Ingresses without an `"ingressClassName"` field specified will be assigned the class specified in `controller.ingressClass.name`. Requires `controller.ingressClass.create`.  | false |
 |`controller.watchNamespace` | Comma separated list of namespaces the Ingress Controller should watch for resources. By default the Ingress Controller watches all namespaces. Mutually exclusive with `controller.watchNamespaceLabel`. Please note that if configuring multiple namespaces using the Helm cli `--set` option, the string needs to wrapped in double quotes and the commas escaped using a backslash - e.g. `--set controller.watchNamespace="default\,nginx-ingress"`. | "" |
 |`controller.watchNamespaceLabel` | Configures the Ingress Controller to watch only those namespaces with label foo=bar. By default the Ingress Controller watches all namespaces. Mutually exclusive with `controller.watchNamespace`. | "" |
 |`controller.watchSecretNamespace` | Comma separated list of namespaces the Ingress Controller should watch for resources of type Secret. If this arg is not configured, the Ingress Controller watches the same namespaces for all resources. See `controller.watchNamespace` and `controller.watchNamespaceLabel`. Please note that if configuring multiple namespaces using the Helm cli `--set` option, the string needs to wrapped in double quotes and the commas escaped using a backslash - e.g. `--set controller.watchSecretNamespace="default\,nginx-ingress"`. | "" |

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ spec:
 {{ else if and (.Values.controller.defaultTLS.cert) (.Values.controller.defaultTLS.key) }}
           - -default-server-tls-secret=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "nginx-ingress.defaultTLSName" . }}
 {{- end }}
-          - -ingress-class={{ .Values.controller.ingressClass }}
+          - -ingress-class={{ .Values.controller.ingressClass.name }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.watchNamespace }}
           - -watch-namespace={{ .Values.controller.watchNamespace }}
 {{- end }}

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ spec:
 {{ else if and (.Values.controller.defaultTLS.cert) (.Values.controller.defaultTLS.key) }}
           - -default-server-tls-secret=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "nginx-ingress.defaultTLSName" . }}
 {{- end }}
-          - -ingress-class={{ .Values.controller.ingressClass }}
+          - -ingress-class={{ .Values.controller.ingressClass.name }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.watchNamespace }}
           - -watch-namespace={{ .Values.controller.watchNamespace }}
 {{- end }}

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+{{ if .Values.controller.ingressClass.create }}
 apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: IngressClass
 metadata:
-  name: {{ .Values.controller.ingressClass }}
+  name: {{ .Values.controller.ingressClass.name }}
   labels:
   {{- include "nginx-ingress.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-{{- if .Values.controller.setAsDefaultIngress }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.ingressClass.setAsDefaultIngress }}
   annotations:
     ingressclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class: "true"
 {{- end }}
 spec:
   controller: nginx.org/ingress-controller
+{{ end }}
@@ -577,20 +577,36 @@
           ]
         },
         "ingressClass": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "default": "",
+          "type": "object",
+          "default": {},
           "title": "The ingressClass",
-          "examples": [
-            "nginx"
-          ]
-        },
-        "setAsDefaultIngress": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "title": "The setAsDefaultIngress",
-          "examples": [
-            false
-          ]
+          "required": [],
+          "properties": {
+            "create": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "default": true,
+              "title": "The create",
+              "examples": [
+                true
+              ]
+            },
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "default": "",
+              "title": "The ingressClass name",
+              "examples": [
+                "nginx"
+              ]
+            },
+            "setAsDefaultIngress": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "default": false,
+              "title": "The setAsDefaultIngress",
+              "examples": [
+                false
+              ]
+            }
+          }
         },
         "watchNamespace": {
           "type": "string",

@@ -221,17 +221,22 @@ controller:
   ## The number of replicas of the Ingress Controller deployment.
   replicaCount: 1
 
-  ## A class of the Ingress Controller.
+  # Configures the ingress class the Ingress Controller uses.
+  ingressClass:
+    ## A class of the Ingress Controller.
 
-  ## IngressClass resource with the name equal to the class must be deployed. Otherwise,
-  ## the Ingress Controller will fail to start.
-  ## The Ingress Controller only processes resources that belong to its class - i.e. have the "ingressClassName" field resource equal to the class.
+    ## IngressClass resource with the name equal to the class must be deployed. Otherwise,
+    ## the Ingress Controller will fail to start.
+    ## The Ingress Controller only processes resources that belong to its class - i.e. have the "ingressClassName" field resource equal to the class.
 
-  ## The Ingress Controller processes all the resources that do not have the "ingressClassName" field for all versions of kubernetes.
-  ingressClass: nginx
+    ## The Ingress Controller processes all the resources that do not have the "ingressClassName" field for all versions of kubernetes.
+    name: nginx
 
-  ## New Ingresses without an ingressClassName field specified will be assigned the class specified in `controller.ingressClass`.
-  setAsDefaultIngress: false
+    ## Creates a new IngressClass object with the name "controller.ingressClass.name". Set to false to use an existing IngressClass with the same name. If you use helm upgrade, do not change the values from the previous release as helm will delete IngressClass objects managed by helm. If you are upgrading from a release earlier than 3.3.0, do not set the value to false.
+    create: true
+
+    ## New Ingresses without an ingressClassName field specified will be assigned the class specified in `controller.ingressClass`. Requires "controller.ingressClass.create".
+    setAsDefaultIngress: false
 
   ## Comma separated list of namespaces to watch for Ingress resources. By default the Ingress Controller watches all namespaces. Mutually exclusive with "controller.watchNamespaceLabel".
   watchNamespace: ""

@@ -327,8 +327,9 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the NGINX Ingress Cont
 |`controller.extraContainers` | Extra (eg. sidecar) containers for the Ingress Controller pods. | [] |
 |`controller.resources` | The resources of the Ingress Controller pods. | requests: cpu=100m,memory=128Mi |
 |`controller.replicaCount` | The number of replicas of the Ingress Controller deployment. | 1 |
-|`controller.ingressClass` | A class of the Ingress Controller. An IngressClass resource with the name equal to the class must be deployed. Otherwise, the Ingress Controller will fail to start. The Ingress Controller only processes resources that belong to its class - i.e. have the "ingressClassName" field resource equal to the class. The Ingress Controller processes all the VirtualServer/VirtualServerRoute/TransportServer resources that do not have the "ingressClassName" field for all versions of Kubernetes. | nginx |
-|`controller.setAsDefaultIngress` | New Ingresses without an `"ingressClassName"` field specified will be assigned the class specified in `controller.ingressClass`. | false |
+|`controller.ingressClass.name` | A class of the Ingress Controller. An IngressClass resource with the name equal to the class must be deployed. Otherwise, the Ingress Controller will fail to start. The Ingress Controller only processes resources that belong to its class - i.e. have the "ingressClassName" field resource equal to the class. The Ingress Controller processes all the VirtualServer/VirtualServerRoute/TransportServer resources that do not have the "ingressClassName" field for all versions of Kubernetes. | nginx |
+|`controller.ingressClass.create` | Creates a new IngressClass object with the name `controller.ingressClass.name`. Set to `false` to use an existing IngressClass with the same name. If you use helm upgrade, do not change the values from the previous release as helm will delete IngressClass objects managed by helm. If you are upgrading from a release earlier than 3.3.0, do not set the value to false. | true |
+|`controller.ingressClass.setAsDefaultIngress` | New Ingresses without an `"ingressClassName"` field specified will be assigned the class specified in `controller.ingressClass.name`. Requires `controller.ingressClass.create`. | false |
 |`controller.watchNamespace` | Comma separated list of namespaces the Ingress Controller should watch for resources. By default the Ingress Controller watches all namespaces. Mutually exclusive with `controller.watchNamespaceLabel`. Please note that if configuring multiple namespaces using the Helm cli `--set` option, the string needs to wrapped in double quotes and the commas escaped using a backslash - e.g. `--set controller.watchNamespace="default\,nginx-ingress"`. | "" |
 |`controller.watchNamespaceLabel` | Configures the Ingress Controller to watch only those namespaces with label foo=bar. By default the Ingress Controller watches all namespaces. Mutually exclusive with `controller.watchNamespace`. | "" |
 |`controller.watchSecretNamespace` | Comma separated list of namespaces the Ingress Controller should watch for resources of type Secret. If this arg is not configured, the Ingress Controller watches the same namespaces for all resources. See `controller.watchNamespace` and `controller.watchNamespaceLabel`. Please note that if configuring multiple namespaces using the Helm cli `--set` option, the string needs to wrapped in double quotes and the commas escaped using a backslash - e.g. `--set controller.watchSecretNamespace="default\,nginx-ingress"`. | "" |