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@@ -71,14 +71,25 @@ Your datacenter must meet the following requirements prior to configuring the Co
## Usage
1. Verify that the [requirements](#requirements) have been met.
-1. Verify that the Consul API Gateway software has been installed and applied (see [Installation](#installation)).
-1. Configure the artifacts described in [Configuration](#configuration).
+1. Verify that the Consul API Gateway CRDs and controller have been installed and applied (see [Installation](#installation)).
+1. Configure the artifacts described below in [Configuration](#configuration). If the following config is added to the `values.yaml` Helm config, the GatewayClassConfig and GatewayClass will be created automatically, and only the Gateway, Listeners and Routes will need to be configured manually. The `serviceType` for a managed GatewayClass will default to `LoadBalancer`, which is appropriate for most deployments to managed Kubernetes cloud offerings (EKS, GKE, AKS) - other deployments, such as to a [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/) cluster, may require specifying `NodePort` or `ClusterIP` instead.
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+
+
+ ```yaml
+ apiGateway:
+ managedGatewayClass:
+ enabled: true
+ ```
+
+
+
1. Issue the `kubectl apply` command to implement the configurations, e.g.:
```shell-session
- $ kubectl apply --values gateway-configuration.yaml
+ $ kubectl apply -f gateway.yaml routes.yaml
```