How to Install envoy on Ubuntu 24

• Installing Envoy on Ubuntu 24 gives you access to a modern, high-performance edge and service proxy, comparable to NGINX or HAProxy.
• Built in C++, it supports HTTP/2, gRPC, advanced load‑balancing and observability 
• Many large tech companies use Envoy in production

Installing Envoy Proxy 

First, make sure your package index is up to date, and install necessary dependencies:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install apt-transport-https curl gnupg2 lsb-release ca-certificates -y

 Add Envoy’s GPG Signing Key

Fetch and import the key directly into a secure keyring.

wget -O- https://apt.envoyproxy.io/signing.key \
  | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/envoy-keyring.gpg

This ensures APT can verify packages from the official Envoy repository

Add the Envoy APT Repository

Set up the proper repository line for Bookworm:

echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) \
signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/envoy-keyring.gpg] \
https://apt.envoyproxy.io bookworm main" \
  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/envoy.list

This enables Debian to fetch Envoy packages directly from the official source

Update and Install Envoy

Update the package list and install Envoy using:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install envoy

Once installed, verify the installation:

envoy –version

If all is correct, Envoy should display its version.

Configuration

Vim /etc/envoy/demo.yaml:

static_resources:

listeners:

– name: main_listener

address:

socket_address: { address: 0.0.0.0, port_value: 8080 }

filter_chains:

– filters:

– name: envoy.filters.network.http_connection_manager

 typed_config:

 “@type”: type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.filters.network.http_connection_manager.v3.HttpConnectionManager

stat_prefix: ingress_http

access_log:

– name: envoy.access_loggers.stdout

 typed_config:

 “@type”: type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.access_loggers.stream.v3.StdoutAccessLog

 route_config:

 name: local_route

  virtual_hosts:

– name: local_service

 domains: [“*”]

  routes:

– match: { prefix: “/” }

 route: { cluster: backend }

http_filters:

 – name: envoy.filters.http.router

clusters:

– name: backend

connect_timeout: 0.5s

type: STATIC

load_assignment:

cluster_name: backend

endpoints:

– lb_endpoints:

 – endpoint:

address:

 socket_address: { address: 127.0.0.1, port_value: 3000 }

If you start a minimal HTTP server with:

python3 -m http.server 3000

Envoy is configured to forward requests to that backend on port 3000, then:

curl http://localhost:8080

Envoy will proxy the request to your Python HTTP server, which by default serves files from the current directory. If an index.html file exists, it returns its contents.

Conclusion

Envoy Proxy is a powerful and efficient tool designed to handle the challenges of modern microservices systems.Its advanced features, such as dynamic traffic routing, observability, and robust security mechanisms, make it an essential component for building resilient and scalable cloud native applications.

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