Kubernetes architecture options with F5 Distributed Cloud Services

Summary F5 Distributed Cloud Services (F5 XC) can both integrate with your existing Kubernetes (K8s) clusters and/or host a K8s workload itself. Within these distinctions, we have multiple archi...
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Updated Jan 15, 2025
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Nov 12, 2023

adit - you are correct. Not many people know this, but you can actually see previous versions of DevCentral articles. I don't recommend looking through old versions though, because I update my articles if/when they need to be updated due to product updates. Anyway, yes you can now use NodePort or Cluster IP services with the Secure Gateway Artchitecture!