With Kubernetes v1.35 (released Dec 17, 2025) deprecating cgroups v1 and the community Ingress-NGINX project entering its final sunset phase, the standard “happy path” for developers has fundamentally changed. These aren’t minor footnotes; they are architectural pivots that shift how services are exposed, secured, and scaled.
This guide equips you with a modern Kubernetes setup using Minikube and explores what these changes mean for your development pipeline. Whether you’re refactoring legacy manifests or preparing for Gateway API adoption, this article helps you move with the Kubernetes project — not behind it.