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An Ingress resource is defined but external requests return 404 errors. What is a likely cause?

medium📝 Troubleshoot Q7 of 15
Kubernetes - Ingress
An Ingress resource is defined but external requests return 404 errors. What is a likely cause?
AIngress rules do not match the request host or path
BService is not running any pods
CIngress Controller is not installed
DCluster DNS is misconfigured
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Understand 404 from Ingress

    404 means no matching rule found for the request host/path in Ingress rules.
  2. Step 2: Consider other causes

    Service down causes connection errors, missing controller causes no routing, DNS issues cause name resolution failures, not 404.
  3. Final Answer:

    Ingress rules do not match the request host or path -> Option A
  4. Quick Check:

    404 means no matching Ingress rule found [OK]
Quick Trick: Check Ingress rules match host and path to avoid 404 [OK]
Common Mistakes:
  • Assuming service or controller issues cause 404
  • Blaming DNS for HTTP 404 errors
  • Ignoring host/path matching in Ingress

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