[Solved] What will happen if you add this annotation to an Ingress? nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: "/newpath" | Kubernetes

Kubernetes - Ingress

What will happen if you add this annotation to an Ingress?

nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: "/newpath"

AThe Ingress will reject requests not matching "/newpath"

BThe backend service will be changed to "/newpath"

CRequests matching the Ingress path will be rewritten to "/newpath" before forwarding

DThe Ingress controller will disable path matching

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand rewrite-target annotation
This annotation changes the request path sent to the backend by rewriting it to the specified target.
Step 2: Apply the effect of rewriting to "/newpath"
Requests matching the Ingress path will have their path replaced with "/newpath" before reaching the backend.
Final Answer:
Requests matching the Ingress path will be rewritten to "/newpath" before forwarding -> Option C
Quick Check:
rewrite-target changes request path [OK]

Quick Trick: rewrite-target changes request path sent to backend [OK]

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