Release 1.6.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,49 @@ This document includes a curated changelog for each release. We also publish a c
 a [GitHub release](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases), which, by contrast, is auto-generated
 and includes links to all PRs that went into the release.
 
+## Release 1.6.0
+
+_January 15, 2025_
+
+FEATURES:
+
+- Add UpstreamSettingsPolicy to allow users to configure upstream settings for Services. [2941](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2941)
+- Add path support for RequestRedirect Filter. [2979](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2979)
+- Use state files for NGINX Plus upstream servers instead of the NGINX config. [2897](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2897)
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
+- Fix rewrite path for ReplacePrefixMatch to parse request arguments correctly. [2951](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2951)
+- Fix an issue where updating upstreams with the NGINX Plus API would not occur if metrics were disabled. [2897](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2897)
+- Support updating stream upstreams with the NGINX Plus API instead of reloading NGINX. [2897](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2897)
+
+DOCUMENTATION:
+
+- Docs: Update support referencing support package tool. [2789](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2789). Thanks to [mrajagopal](https://github.com/mrajagopal).
+- Add how-to guide for configuring upstream settings for services using the UpstreamSettingsPolicy API. Find it [here](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/how-to/traffic-management/upstream-settings/). [2987](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2987)
+
+HELM CHART:
+
+- The version of the Helm chart is now 1.6.0
+
+UPGRADE:
+
+- The Gateway API version has been updated to 1.2.1. [2868](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2868)
+- ObservabilityPolicy API version has been increased to `v1alpha2` due to a strengthening of validation rules. [2998](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/2998)
+
+COMPATIBILITY:
+
+- Gateway API version: `1.2.1`
+- NGINX version: `1.27.3`
+- NGINX Plus version: `R33`
+- Kubernetes version: `1.25+`
+
+CONTAINER IMAGES:
+
+- Control plane: `ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.6.0`
+- Data plane: `ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.6.0`
+- Data plane with NGINX Plus: `private-registry.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx-plus:1.6.0`
+
 ## Release 1.5.1
 
 _December 16, 2024_

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # variables that should not be overridden by the user
-VERSION = edge
+VERSION = 1.6.0
 SELF_DIR := $(dir $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 CHART_DIR = $(SELF_DIR)charts/nginx-gateway-fabric
 NGINX_CONF_DIR = internal/mode/static/nginx/conf

README.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ You can find the comprehensive NGINX Gateway Fabric user documentation on the [N
 We publish NGINX Gateway Fabric releases on GitHub. See
 our [releases page](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases).
 
-The latest release is [1.5.1](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v1.5.1).
+The latest release is [1.6.0](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v1.6.0).
 
 The edge version is useful for experimenting with new features that are not yet published in a release. To use, choose
 the _edge_ version built from the [latest commit](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/commits/main)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ to the correct versions:
 
 | Version        | Description                              | Installation Manifests                                                            | Documentation and Examples                                                                                                                                                 |
 |----------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| Latest release | For production use                       | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.5.1/deploy). | [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric). [Examples](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.5.1/examples).                           |
+| Latest release | For production use                       | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.6.0/deploy). | [Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-gateway-fabric). [Examples](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.6.0/examples).                           |
 | Edge           | For experimental use and latest features | [Manifests](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/deploy).   | [Documentation](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/site/content). [Examples](https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/examples). |
 
 ### Versioning
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ The following table lists the software versions NGINX Gateway Fabric supports.
 | NGINX Gateway Fabric | Gateway API | Kubernetes | NGINX OSS | NGINX Plus |
 |----------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|------------|
 | Edge                 | 1.2.1       | 1.25+      | 1.27.3    | R33        |
+| 1.6.0                | 1.2.1       | 1.25+      | 1.27.3    | R33        |
 | 1.5.1                | 1.2.0       | 1.25+      | 1.27.2    | R33        |
 | 1.5.0                | 1.2.0       | 1.25+      | 1.27.2    | R33        |
 | 1.4.0                | 1.1.0       | 1.25+      | 1.27.1    | R32        |

charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/Chart.yaml

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: nginx-gateway-fabric
 description: NGINX Gateway Fabric
 type: application
-version: 1.5.1
-appVersion: "edge"
+version: 1.6.0
+appVersion: "1.6.0"
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.25.0-0"
 home: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/main/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/chart-icon.png

charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # NGINX Gateway Fabric Helm Chart
 
-![Version: 1.5.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.5.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: edge](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-edge-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.6.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.6.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.6.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.6.0-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 - [NGINX Gateway Fabric Helm Chart](#nginx-gateway-fabric-helm-chart)
   - [Introduction](#introduction)
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the NGINX Gateway Fabri
 | `nginx.config` | The configuration for the data plane that is contained in the NginxProxy resource. | object | `{}` |
 | `nginx.debug` | Enable debugging for NGINX. Uses the nginx-debug binary. The NGINX error log level should be set to debug in the NginxProxy resource. | bool | `false` |
 | `nginx.extraVolumeMounts` | extraVolumeMounts are the additional volume mounts for the nginx container. | list | `[]` |
-| `nginx.image.pullPolicy` |  | string | `"Always"` |
+| `nginx.image.pullPolicy` |  | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |
 | `nginx.image.repository` | The NGINX image to use. | string | `"ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx"` |
-| `nginx.image.tag` |  | string | `"edge"` |
+| `nginx.image.tag` |  | string | `"1.6.0"` |
 | `nginx.lifecycle` | The lifecycle of the nginx container. | object | `{}` |
 | `nginx.plus` | Is NGINX Plus image being used | bool | `false` |
 | `nginx.usage.caSecretName` | The name of the Secret containing the NGINX Instance Manager CA certificate. Must exist in the same namespace that the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane is running in (default namespace: nginx-gateway). | string | `""` |
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the NGINX Gateway Fabri
 | `nginxGateway.gatewayClassName` | The name of the GatewayClass that will be created as part of this release. Every NGINX Gateway Fabric must have a unique corresponding GatewayClass resource. NGINX Gateway Fabric only processes resources that belong to its class - i.e. have the "gatewayClassName" field resource equal to the class. | string | `"nginx"` |
 | `nginxGateway.gatewayControllerName` | The name of the Gateway controller. The controller name must be of the form: DOMAIN/PATH. The controller's domain is gateway.nginx.org. | string | `"gateway.nginx.org/nginx-gateway-controller"` |
 | `nginxGateway.gwAPIExperimentalFeatures.enable` | Enable the experimental features of Gateway API which are supported by NGINX Gateway Fabric. Requires the Gateway APIs installed from the experimental channel. | bool | `false` |
-| `nginxGateway.image.pullPolicy` |  | string | `"Always"` |
+| `nginxGateway.image.pullPolicy` |  | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |
 | `nginxGateway.image.repository` | The NGINX Gateway Fabric image to use | string | `"ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric"` |
-| `nginxGateway.image.tag` |  | string | `"edge"` |
+| `nginxGateway.image.tag` |  | string | `"1.6.0"` |
 | `nginxGateway.kind` | The kind of the NGINX Gateway Fabric installation - currently, only deployment is supported. | string | `"deployment"` |
 | `nginxGateway.leaderElection.enable` | Enable leader election. Leader election is used to avoid multiple replicas of the NGINX Gateway Fabric reporting the status of the Gateway API resources. If not enabled, all replicas of NGINX Gateway Fabric will update the statuses of the Gateway API resources. | bool | `true` |
 | `nginxGateway.leaderElection.lockName` | The name of the leader election lock. A Lease object with this name will be created in the same Namespace as the controller. | string | Autogenerated if not set or set to "". |

charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.schema.json

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
         "image": {
           "properties": {
             "pullPolicy": {
-              "default": "Always",
+              "default": "IfNotPresent",
               "enum": [
                 "Always",
                 "IfNotPresent",
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "tag": {
-              "default": "edge",
+              "default": "1.6.0",
               "required": [],
               "title": "tag",
               "type": "string"
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
         "image": {
           "properties": {
             "pullPolicy": {
-              "default": "Always",
+              "default": "IfNotPresent",
               "enum": [
                 "Always",
                 "IfNotPresent",
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "tag": {
-              "default": "edge",
+              "default": "1.6.0",
               "required": [],
               "title": "tag",
               "type": "string"

charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.yaml

@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ nginxGateway:
   image:
     # -- The NGINX Gateway Fabric image to use
     repository: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric
-    tag: edge
+    tag: 1.6.0
     # @schema
     # enum:
     #   - Always
     #   - IfNotPresent
     #   - Never
     # @schema
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   securityContext:
     # -- Some environments may need this set to true in order for the control plane to successfully reload NGINX.
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ nginx:
   image:
     # -- The NGINX image to use.
     repository: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx
-    tag: edge
+    tag: 1.6.0
     # @schema
     # enum:
     #   - Always
     #   - IfNotPresent
     #   - Never
     # @schema
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   # -- Is NGINX Plus image being used
   plus: false

config/tests/static-deployment.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "edge"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "1.6.0"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ spec:
     spec:
       initContainers:
       - name: init
-        image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.6.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /usr/bin/gateway
         - initialize
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.uid
-        image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.6.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-gateway
         ports:
         - name: health
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /var/run/nginx
         - name: nginx-includes
           mountPath: /etc/nginx/includes
-      - image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+      - image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.6.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx
         ports:
         - containerPort: 80

deploy/aws-nlb/deploy.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: edge
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.6.0
   name: nginx-gateway
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: edge
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.6.0
   name: nginx-gateway
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: edge
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.6.0
   name: nginx-gateway
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: edge
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.6.0
   name: nginx-includes-bootstrap
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 ---
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: edge
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.6.0
   name: nginx-gateway
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 spec:
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: edge
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.6.0
   name: nginx-gateway
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 spec:
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.uid
-        image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.6.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx-gateway
         ports:
         - containerPort: 9113
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ spec:
           name: nginx-run
         - mountPath: /etc/nginx/includes
           name: nginx-includes
-      - image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+      - image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.6.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: nginx
         ports:
         - containerPort: 80
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.uid
-        image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:edge
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.6.0
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: init
         securityContext:
           capabilities:
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: edge
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.6.0
   name: nginx
 spec:
   controllerName: gateway.nginx.org/nginx-gateway-controller
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: nginx-gateway
     app.kubernetes.io/name: nginx-gateway
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: edge
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.6.0
   name: nginx-gateway-config
   namespace: nginx-gateway
 spec: