Explore the journey of Emissary-ingress and Envoy in this insightful 17-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022. Dive into the challenges and lessons learned over four years of developing and implementing Emissary-ingress, a project aimed at simplifying Envoy usage in Kubernetes for non-experts. Discover how the team navigated the complexities of Envoy configuration, building, testing, and debugging while making it accessible to a wider audience. Gain valuable insights into being opinionated in development, managing steep learning curves, creating effective curricula, handling security releases, and fostering community support. Learn from Ambassador Labs' experience in bringing Envoy to thousands of installations worldwide and gather essential knowledge for anyone working with Envoy in production environments.