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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds a blog post about Gardener v1.149 support for existing AWS infrastructure and adds the August 2026 blog index page. ChangesAWS BYO infrastructure announcement
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Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The blog post currently misstates BYO routing/NAT behavior and custom security-group responsibilities, which could mislead operators, and also needs smaller wording and linking corrections. Merge should wait for these edits. Possibly related PRs
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In `@website/blog/2026/08/08-19-better-support-for-byo-infrastructure-on-aws.md`:
- Line 44: Update the “Getting Started” infrastructure section link to the
end-user “AWS Infrastructure Setup for Bring-Your-Own VPC” guide, while
retaining PR `#1741` as an implementation reference.
- Line 18: Update the introductory ownership statement to acknowledge that
networks.vpc.id already supported existing VPCs, and narrow the claim to
Gardener managing the networking resources it created, specifically NAT
gateways, route tables, and security groups.
- Line 29: Update the “Custom security groups” description to state that setting
nodesSecurityGroupID replaces Gardener’s node security group, and clarify that
Gardener does not manage its rules; users must provide the self, TCP/UDP
NodePort, and egress rules.
- Line 28: The BYO routing documentation must describe the actual configuration
and behavior: reference workersSubnetID and optional nodesSecurityGroupID,
explain that users associate worker subnets with externally managed route tables
and provide NAT gateway, Transit Gateway, or VPC endpoint connectivity, and
remove the claim that users configure a custom default route or route-table ID.
Also state that with overlay networking disabled, Gardener tags worker route
tables and aws-custom-route-controller adds pod-CIDR routes, while Gardener does
not create NAT gateways in BYO mode.
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| Many organizations running Gardener on AWS already have established cloud infrastructure — VPCs, subnets, route tables, and security groups — managed independently through their own IaC tooling or centrally by a platform team. Until now, Gardener's AWS provider extension assumed full ownership of networking infrastructure, creating NAT gateways, route tables, and security groups as part of each shoot lifecycle. This worked well for greenfield deployments but left little room for organizations with pre-existing infrastructure. |
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Narrow the previous ownership claim.
networks.vpc.id already supported existing VPCs. State that Gardener managed the networking resources it created, including NAT gateways, route tables, and security groups.
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In `@website/blog/2026/08/08-19-better-support-for-byo-infrastructure-on-aws.md`
at line 18, Update the introductory ownership statement to acknowledge that
networks.vpc.id already supported existing VPCs, and narrow the claim to
Gardener managing the networking resources it created, specifically NAT
gateways, route tables, and security groups.
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| - **User-managed route tables** — instead of Gardener creating and managing route tables, you can reference existing ones, allowing full control over how traffic is routed. This is particularly useful for directing egress through centralized firewalls, transit gateways, or VPN gateways. |
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gardener-extension-provider-aws PR 1741 Better support for BYO Infrastructure route tables NAT gateway custom default route
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Pull Request #1741 in the gardener-extension-provider-aws repository is associated with better support for Bring-Your-Own (BYO) infrastructure, specifically relating to the management of route tables and NAT gateways [1]. The pull request was created to address the requirements detailed in issue #1008, which highlights a limitation in Gardener's default infrastructure provisioning [1]. By default, Gardener creates NAT gateways and configures default routes to those NAT gateways to ensure internet connectivity [1]. This behavior presents a security risk for users who require egress traffic to be routed through alternative infrastructure, such as predefined firewall instances, transit gateways, or other VPCs [1]. The requested enhancement allows users to configure custom default routes in their route tables [1]. When a custom route is provided for the default gateway, Gardener is expected to skip the creation of its own NAT gateway, allowing the user's infrastructure to handle internet connectivity and egress traffic according to their specific security and routing policies [1]. More generally, in Gardener's BYO infrastructure mode, Gardener does not create route tables, NAT gateways, or internet gateways, making the user responsible for all routing configurations to ensure that worker subnets have the necessary connectivity [2][3]. The custom route functionality is a component of providing more flexible network configurations for these environments [2].
Citations:
- 1: Possibility of adding custom routes to routing table (Traffic routing control for egress) gardener-extension-provider-aws#1008
- 2: https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws/blob/master/docs/proposals/flexible-network-configuration.md
- 3: https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws/blob/master/docs/usage/bring-your-own-vpc.md
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site:gardener.cloud/docs/extensions/infrastructure-extensions/gardener-extension-provider-aws/bring-your-own-vpc/ BYO VPC route tables NAT gateway aws-custom-route-controller
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There is no widely recognized official AWS tool or documented service named aws-custom-route-controller. It is possible this term refers to a custom-developed automation script, a specific third-party Kubernetes controller, or an internal tool used within a particular ecosystem like Gardener. In a Bring-Your-Own (BYO) VPC scenario on AWS, managing NAT Gateways and route tables typically involves standard AWS networking practices [1]. When you bring your own VPC, you must manually ensure that your NAT Gateway is deployed in a public subnet with an associated Elastic IP [1]. To allow instances in private subnets to reach the internet, you must create a route table for those subnets and add a route that directs traffic destined for 0.0.0.0/0 to the NAT Gateway ID [1]. If you are using tools like Gardener to manage infrastructure, they may provide extensions or controllers that automate these networking tasks for BYO VPCs, but these are specific to those platforms rather than being general AWS services [1].
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Describe BYO routing and NAT behavior accurately.
In BYO mode, the Shoot configuration references workersSubnetID and optionally nodesSecurityGroupID; it does not reference a custom default route or route-table ID. Users associate worker subnets with externally managed route tables and provide connectivity through a NAT gateway, Transit Gateway, or VPC endpoints. When overlay networking is disabled, Gardener tags worker route tables and aws-custom-route-controller writes pod-CIDR routes. State that Gardener does not create NAT gateways in BYO mode.
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In `@website/blog/2026/08/08-19-better-support-for-byo-infrastructure-on-aws.md`
at line 28, The BYO routing documentation must describe the actual configuration
and behavior: reference workersSubnetID and optional nodesSecurityGroupID,
explain that users associate worker subnets with externally managed route tables
and provide NAT gateway, Transit Gateway, or VPC endpoint connectivity, and
remove the claim that users configure a custom default route or route-table ID.
Also state that with overlay networking disabled, Gardener tags worker route
tables and aws-custom-route-controller adds pod-CIDR routes, while Gardener does
not create NAT gateways in BYO mode.
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| - **Custom security groups** — attach pre-existing security groups to shoot worker nodes, enabling consistent enforcement of your organization's security policies across Gardener-managed and self-managed workloads. |
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Describe the custom security group as a replacement. Set nodesSecurityGroupID to replace Gardener’s node security group. Gardener does not manage its rules, so users must provide the self, TCP/UDP NodePort, and egress rules.
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In `@website/blog/2026/08/08-19-better-support-for-byo-infrastructure-on-aws.md`
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setting nodesSecurityGroupID replaces Gardener’s node security group, and
clarify that Gardener does not manage its rules; users must provide the self,
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| Configure the infrastructure section of your `Shoot` resource to reference existing AWS resources. See [gardener-extension-provider-aws#1741](https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws/pull/1741) for full details on the new fields and configuration options. |
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Link the end-user BYO VPC guide. Replace the PR link in “Getting Started” with AWS Infrastructure Setup for Bring-Your-Own VPC. Keep PR #1741 as an implementation reference.
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In `@website/blog/2026/08/08-19-better-support-for-byo-infrastructure-on-aws.md`
at line 44, Update the “Getting Started” infrastructure section link to the
end-user “AWS Infrastructure Setup for Bring-Your-Own VPC” guide, while
retaining PR `#1741` as an implementation reference.
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