Use the Defaults custom resource

With the Defaults custom resource, you can manage default load balancer settings that apply to all services. To use it:

1. Create a YAML file that declares a Defaults resource and add properties to its spec.config section.

   In the example below, the client_timeout property sets how many milliseconds the ingress controller will wait for an inactive client to respond.

   example-defaults.yaml

   apiVersion: "core.haproxy.org/v1alpha1"
   kind: Defaults
   metadata:
     name: example-defaults
     namespace: default
   spec:
     config:
       client_timeout: 10000

2. Deploy it to your cluster using kubectl apply.

   $ kubectl apply -f example-defaults.yaml
   

3. Create a new ConfigMap with the name haproxy-kubernetes-ingress to override the one that ships with the ingress controller. Add the cr-defaults key to the data section to implement the defaults.

   example-configmap.yaml

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: ConfigMap
   metadata:
     name: haproxy-kubernetes-ingress
     namespace: haproxy-controller
   data:
     cr-defaults: default/example-defaults

4. Update the ConfigMap in your cluster by using kubectl apply.

   $ kubectl apply -f  example-configmap.yaml
   

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