WebSocket Support

Istio provides long-lived connection support for the WebSocket protocol.

Overview

WebSocket support features:

• Long-lived connection maintenance
• Upgrade header handling
• Idle Timeout management

Basic Configuration

apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1
kind: VirtualService
metadata:
  name: websocket-service
spec:
  hosts:
  - ws.example.com
  http:
  - match:
    - headers:
        upgrade:
          exact: websocket
    route:
    - destination:
        host: websocket-service
---
apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1
kind: DestinationRule
metadata:
  name: websocket-service
spec:
  host: websocket-service
  trafficPolicy:
    connectionPool:
      tcp:
        maxConnections: 1000
      http:
        http1MaxPendingRequests: 1000
        idleTimeout: 3600s  # 1 hour

Gateway Configuration

apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1
kind: Gateway
metadata:
  name: websocket-gateway
spec:
  selector:
    istio: ingressgateway
  servers:
  - port:
      number: 80
      name: http
      protocol: HTTP
    hosts:
    - ws.example.com

Best Practices

1. Idle Timeout: Set appropriate idle timeout
2. Connection Pool: Adjust maximum connection count
3. Monitoring: Check connection count and status

References

• Istio WebSocket