Missing Traefik Middleware reference in IngressRoute

Traefik Middlewares are used to customize the API Gateway behavior. Middlewares are referenced from IngressRoute. This validator detects a condition when the Middleware referenced in the IngressRoute is not found.

Affected Resources: IngressRoute

Examples

apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: IngressRoute
metadata:
  name: whoami
spec:
  entryPoints:
  - web
  routes:
  - kind: Rule
    match: Host(`demo.kubevious.io`)
    middlewares:
    - name: samples-security@kubernetescrd   # Middleware not found in the namespace "samples"
      namespace: samples
    - name: redirect                         # Middleware not found in same namespace
    services:
    - kind: Service
      name: whoami-svc
      port: 80

apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: Middleware
metadata:
  name: redirect
spec:
  redirectScheme:
    permanent: true
    scheme: https

Resolution

Check if the Middleware is present in the same namespace.

Check if the Middleware is present in the namespace specified by the namespace field.

Did you make a typo in the IngressRoute? Kubevious Search uses fuzzy logic to return results and can help with finding the correct Middleware.

Learn More

https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/routing/providers/kubernetes-crd/#kind-ingressroute

https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/v2.0/middlewares/overview/

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