Update docs for release

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,47 @@ This document includes a curated changelog for each release. We also publish a c
 a [GitHub release](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases), which, by contrast, is auto-generated
 and includes links to all PRs that went into the release.
 
+## Release 1.0.0
+
+*October 24, 2023*
+
+This is the official v1.0.0 release of NGINX Gateway Fabric.
+
+BREAKING CHANGES:
+
+- Rename the product from NGINX Kubernetes Gateway to NGINX Gateway Fabric. [PR-1070](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1070)
+
+FEATURES:
+
+- Add readiness probe. [PR-1047](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1047)
+- Support horizontal scaling. [PR-1048](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1048)
+- Add NGINX reload metrics. [PR-1049](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1049)
+- Retry status updater on failures. [PR-1062](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1062)
+- Add event processing histogram metric. [PR-1134](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1134)
+- Set Service address in Gateway Status. [PR-1141](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1141)
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
+- Optimize default NGINX config. [PR-1040](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1040)
+- Ensure NGINX reload occurs. [PR-1033](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1033)
+- Fix failure to recover if conf files are unexpectedly removed. [PR-1132](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1132)
+- Only update a resource's status if it has changed. [PR-1151](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/pull/1151)
+
+DOCUMENTATION:
+
+- Non-functional testing guides and results. [Link](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/tests)
+
+COMPATIBILITY:
+
+- The Gateway API version: `0.8.1`
+- NGINX version: `1.25.2`
+- Kubernetes version: `1.23+`
+
+CONTAINER IMAGES:
+
+- Control plane: `ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric:1.0.0`
+- Data plane: `ghcr.io/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx:1.0.0`
+
 ## Release 0.6.0
 
 *August 31, 2023*

README.md

@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ NGINX Gateway Fabric is an open-source project that provides an implementation o
 the [Gateway API](https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/) using [NGINX](https://nginx.org/) as the data plane. The goal of
 this project is to implement the core Gateway APIs -- `Gateway`, `GatewayClass`, `HTTPRoute`, `TCPRoute`, `TLSRoute`,
 and `UDPRoute` -- to configure an HTTP or TCP/UDP load balancer, reverse-proxy, or API gateway for applications running
-on Kubernetes. NGINX Gateway Fabric is currently under development and supports a subset of the Gateway API.
+on Kubernetes. NGINX Gateway Fabric supports a subset of the Gateway API.
 
 For a list of supported Gateway API resources and features, see
 the [Gateway API Compatibility](docs/gateway-api-compatibility.md) doc.
 
-> Warning: This project is actively in development (beta feature state) and should not be deployed in a
-> production environment. All APIs, SDKs, designs, and packages are subject to change.
-
 Learn about our [design principles](/docs/developer/design-principles.md) and [architecture](/docs/architecture.md).
 
 ## Getting Started
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ Learn about our [design principles](/docs/developer/design-principles.md) and [a
 We publish NGINX Gateway Fabric releases on GitHub. See
 our [releases page](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases).
 
-The latest release is [0.6.0](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v0.6.0).
+The latest release is [1.0.0](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/tag/v1.0.0).
 
 The edge version is useful for experimenting with new features that are not yet published in a release. To use, choose
 the *edge* version built from the [latest commit](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/commits/main)
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ to the correct versions:
 
 | Version        | Description                              | Installation Manifests                                                                | Documentation and Examples                                                                                                                                                     |
 |----------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| Latest release | For experimental use                     | [Manifests](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v0.6.0/deploy). | [Documentation](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v0.6.0/docs). [Examples](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v0.6.0/examples). |
+| Latest release | For production use                     | [Manifests](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.0.0/deploy). | [Documentation](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.0.0/docs). [Examples](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/v1.0.0/examples). |
 | Edge           | For experimental use and latest features | [Manifests](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/deploy).   | [Documentation](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/docs). [Examples](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/tree/main/examples).     |
 
 ### Versioning
@@ -66,6 +63,7 @@ The following table lists the software versions NGINX Gateway Fabric supports.
 | NGINX Gateway Fabric | Gateway API | Kubernetes | NGINX OSS |
 |--------------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|
 | Edge                     | 0.8.1       | 1.23+      | 1.25.2    |
+| 1.0.0                    | 0.8.1       | 1.23+      | 1.25.2    |
 | 0.6.0                    | 0.8.0       | 1.23+      | 1.25.2    |
 | 0.5.0                    | 0.7.1       | 1.21+      | 1.25.x *  |
 | 0.4.0                    | 0.7.1       | 1.21+      | 1.25.x *  |

docs/developer/release-process.md

@@ -57,11 +57,13 @@ To create a new release, follow these steps:
 8. Prepare and merge a PR into the main branch to update the [README](/README.md) to include the information about the
    latest release and also the [changelog](/CHANGELOG.md).
 9. Close the issue created in Step 1.
-10. Submit the `conformance-profile.yaml` artifact from the release to the [Gateway API repo](https://github.com./kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/tree/main/conformance/reports).
+10. Ensure that the [associated milestone](https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/milestones) is closed.
+11. Verify that published artifacts in the release can be installed properly.
+12. Submit the `conformance-profile.yaml` artifact from the release to the [Gateway API repo](https://github.com./kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/tree/main/conformance/reports).
     - Create a fork of the repository
     - Name the file `nginxinc-nginx-gateway-fabric.yaml` and set `gatewayAPIVersion` in the file to the
     supported version by NGF. Also update the site source if necessary (see following example).
-    - Open a PR. [Example](https://github.com./kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/pull/2368)
+    - Open a PR. [Example](https://github.com./kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/pull/2514)
     If it's your first time submitting a PR, you will need to sign a CLA using F5, Inc. as the organization.
 
 ### Patch Release

docs/installation.md

@@ -34,21 +34,6 @@ page.
 > It is possible to run NGF in a different Namespace, although you'll need to make modifications to the installation
 > manifests.
 
-1. Clone the repo and change into the `nginx-gateway-fabric` directory:
-
-   ```shell
-   git clone https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric.git
-   cd nginx-gateway-fabric
-   ```
-
-1. Check out the latest tag (unless you are installing the `edge` version from the `main` branch):
-
-   ```shell
-   git fetch --tags
-   latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
-   git checkout $latestTag
-   ```
-
 1. Install the Gateway API resources from the standard channel (the CRDs and the validating webhook):
 
    ```shell
@@ -58,13 +43,13 @@ page.
 1. Deploy the NGINX Gateway Fabric CRDs:
 
    ```shell
-   kubectl apply -f deploy/manifests/crds
+   kubectl apply -f https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/download/v1.0.0/crds.yaml
    ```
 
 1. Deploy the NGINX Gateway Fabric:
 
    ```shell
-   kubectl apply -f deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
+   kubectl apply -f https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/download/v1.0.0/nginx-gateway.yaml
    ```
 
 1. Confirm the NGINX Gateway Fabric is running in `nginx-gateway` namespace:
@@ -101,7 +86,7 @@ Service sets the status field to the IP address and/or Hostname. If no Service e
 Create a Service with type `NodePort`:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f deploy/manifests/service/nodeport.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/v1.0.0/deploy/manifests/service/nodeport.yaml
 ```
 
 A `NodePort` Service will randomly allocate one port on every Node of the cluster. To access NGINX Gateway Fabric,
@@ -114,7 +99,7 @@ Create a Service with type `LoadBalancer` using the appropriate manifest for you
 - For GCP or Azure:
 
    ```shell
-   kubectl apply -f deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer.yaml
+   kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/v1.0.0/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer.yaml
    ```
 
   Lookup the public IP of the load balancer, which is reported in the `EXTERNAL-IP` column in the output of the
@@ -129,7 +114,7 @@ Create a Service with type `LoadBalancer` using the appropriate manifest for you
 - For AWS:
 
    ```shell
-   kubectl apply -f deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer-aws-nlb.yaml
+   kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/v1.0.0/deploy/manifests/service/loadbalancer-aws-nlb.yaml
    ```
 
   In AWS, the NLB DNS name will be reported by Kubernetes in lieu of a public IP in the `EXTERNAL-IP` column. To get the
@@ -173,15 +158,15 @@ Create a Service with type `LoadBalancer` using the appropriate manifest for you
     Run the following command to upgrade the NGINX Gateway Fabric CRDs:
 
     ```shell
-    kubectl apply -f deploy/manifests/crds
+    kubectl apply -f https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/download/v1.0.0/crds.yaml
     ```
 
 1. Upgrade NGINX Gateway Fabric Deployment
 
     Run the following command to upgrade NGINX Gateway Fabric:
 
     ```shell
-    kubectl apply -f deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
+    kubectl apply -f https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/download/v1.0.0/nginx-gateway.yaml
     ```
 
 ### Upgrade NGINX Gateway Fabric using Helm
@@ -202,7 +187,7 @@ being performed on NGF), you may need to configure delayed termination on the NG
 
 #### Configure Delayed Termination Using Manifests
 
-Edit the `deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml` to include the following:
+Edit the `nginx-gateway.yaml` to include the following:
 
 1. Add `lifecycle` prestop hooks to both the nginx and the nginx-gateway container definitions:
 
@@ -250,11 +235,11 @@ To configure delayed termination on the NGF Pod when the deployment method is He
 1. Uninstall the NGINX Gateway Fabric:
 
    ```shell
-   kubectl delete -f deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
+   kubectl delete -f https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/download/v1.0.0/nginx-gateway.yaml
    ```
 
    ```shell
-   kubectl delete -f deploy/manifests/crds
+   kubectl delete -f https://github.com./nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/releases/download/v1.0.0/crds.yaml
    ```
 
 1. Uninstall the Gateway API resources from the standard channel (the CRDs and the validating webhook):