Ingress-nginx: Page "Bare-metal considerations"/Section "A pure software solution: MetalLB" doesn't mention how to install ingress-nginx service

[tha2015]

Is this a request for help? (If yes, you should use our troubleshooting guide and community support channels, see https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/debug-application-cluster/troubleshooting/.): No

What keywords did you search in NGINX Ingress controller issues before filing this one? (If you have found any duplicates, you should instead reply there.): MetalLB

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NGINX Ingress controller version: Latest

Kubernetes version (use kubectl version): Latest

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What happened:

Page "Bare-metal considerations"/Section "A pure software solution: MetalLB" doesn't mention how to install ingress-nginx service.

What you expected to happen:
It should mention that to use MetalLB, the ingress-nginx service must be created using the command:

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingressnginx/master/deploy/static/provider/cloud-generic.yaml

How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible):

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[natewalck]

I ran into this exact thing yesterday. +1 for updating the docs with this info.

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[alexpovel]

Second this. I cannot be sure, but I suspect the link has moved to https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/master/deploy/static/provider/cloud/deploy.yaml.

[dinhanhhuy]

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[scottrobertson]

This should be fixed if possible please. Just wasted a lot of time on this, installing the bare-metal version.

[mrlesmithjr]

@scottrobertson Did you get this to work? I am about to attempt this and don't want to spend a ton of time for sure.

[scottrobertson]

@mrlesmithjr I ended up not using MetalLB sorry.

[mrlesmithjr]

@scottrobertson No worries. I think I got it working. Much appreciated!

[bh90210]

@mrlesmithjr can u please share your solution?

[scottrobertson]

@bh90210 since my last comment, I did end up using MetalLB actually. I just used the cloud generic version:

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/controller-v0.35.0/deploy/static/provider/cloud/deploy.yaml

[bh90210]

I'm a bit confused though. Should I install the ingress first like it's described here https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx/deploy/#bare-metal
and the also run kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/controller-v0.35.0/deploy/static/provider/cloud/deploy.yaml

should I just run the above command?

[scottrobertson]

I did the nginx line from my comment, and then installed MetalLB. I kept away from the NodePort stuff.