Design Docs

Learn about the internal details of Envoy Gateway.

• System Design
  • Goals
  • Non-Goals
  • Terminology
  • Architecture
  • Configuration
  • Components
  • Design Decisions
• Gateway API Translator Design
  • Assumptions
  • Inputs and Outputs
  • Listener Compatibility
  • Computing Status
  • Outline
  • Context Structs
• Watching Components Design
  • Pub
  • Sub
  • Other Notes
• Configuration API Design
  • Motivation
  • Goals
  • Non-Goals
  • Control Plane API
  • Data Plane API
• TCP and UDP Proxy Design
  • Non-transparent Proxy Mode
  • Transparent Proxy Mode
  • The Implications of Transparent Proxy Mode
  • The Design Decision (For Now)
• Introduce egctl
  • Motivation
  • Syntax
  • Operation
  • Examples
• Rate Limit Design
  • Overview
  • Scope Types
  • Match Types
  • Multiple RateLimitFilters, rules and clientSelectors
  • Design Decisions
  • Implementation Details
• Request Authentication
  • Overview
  • Goals
  • Non-Goals
  • Use-Cases
  • Implementation Details
  • Adding Authentication Types
  • Outstanding Questions