In the latest version of Consul, a service mesh technology, ingress gateways have been introduced, providing an easy and secure way for external services to communicate with services inside the Consul service mesh. This feature allows operators to quickly transition services to the Consul service mesh without requiring explicit networking overrides or additional service capacity. Ingress gateways can be configured to present a Consul-generated TLS certificate, enforce security through intentions, and apply Layer 7 traffic policies such as splitting, routing, or host-based paths. The feature is also compatible with Kubernetes, allowing users to leverage Helm to natively deploy ingress gateways onto their cluster, making it easier for practitioners to manage application lifecycles.