July 2026 Summaries

The guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for deploying Convoy on a Kubernetes cluster and exposing it through the Gateway API, utilizing the Envoy Gateway controller. It covers the installation of necessary components like the Gateway API CRDs and Envoy Gateway, setting up a GatewayClass and Gateway, and deploying the Convoy Helm chart to configure an HTTPRoute. The guide emphasizes using a NodePort instead of a cloud LoadBalancer, making it suitable for various cluster environments, including bare-metal and on-premises setups. Key steps include configuring the Envoy Gateway to use a NodePort service, creating a namespace and Gateway, installing Convoy with specific configuration values, and verifying the setup by accessing Convoy through the NodePort. Optional steps for enabling HTTPS are also detailed, alongside troubleshooting tips and cleanup instructions. The guide is structured to allow for local testing and offers flexibility in managing Gateway configurations, ensuring a robust deployment process for users of different expertise levels.

Building a webhook system can initially seem straightforward, but as a product grows, challenges such as managing retries, failures, and ensuring reliable deliveries become apparent. Convoy addresses these challenges by offering a webhook gateway that allows engineering teams to efficiently publish, deliver, monitor, and manage webhooks without needing to build the infrastructure themselves. Convoy provides flexibility in deployment, offering both a managed cloud option for quick production deployment and a self-hosted option for organizations with strict compliance or data residency requirements. This guide walks users through setting up Convoy locally using Docker Compose, providing a comprehensive understanding of Convoy's components and how they work together. By the end, users will have a local instance with background workers, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Prometheus configured, and will have successfully delivered webhooks to Convoy Playground. The guide also highlights troubleshooting common issues and considerations for running Convoy in production, like using reverse proxies and managed services for databases, ensuring the system is ready for scaling and high traffic.