Data Plane Node Configuration Parameters

Advanced parameters for Kong Gateway

The following parameters are the minimum settings required for a data plane node. For further customization, see the Kong Gateway configuration reference.

Parameter	Field in Konnect	Description and Value
`role`	n/a	The role of the node, in this case `data_plane`.
`database`	n/a	Specifies whether this node connects directly to a database. For a data plane, this setting is always `off`.
`cluster_mtls`	n/a	Enables mTLS on connections between the control plane and the data plane. In this case, set to `"pki"`.
`cluster_control_plane`	n/a	Sets the address of the Konnect control plane. Must be in the format `host:port`, with port set to `443`. Example: Control plane endpoint in Konnect: `https://example.cp.khcp.konghq.com` configuration value: `example.cp.khcp.konghq.com:443`
`cluster_server_name`	n/a	The SNI (Server Name Indication extension) to use for data plane connections to the control plane through TLS. When not set, data plane will use `kong_clustering` as the SNI.
`cluster_telemetry_endpoint`	n/a	The address that the data plane uses to send Analytics telemetry data to the control plane. Must be in the format `host:port`, with port set to `443`. Example: Telemetry endpoint in Konnect: `https://example.tp.khcp.konghq.com` Configuration value: `example.tp.khcp.konghq.com:443`
`cluster_telemetry_server_name`	n/a	The SNI (Server Name Indication extension) to use for Analytics telemetry data.
`cluster_cert`	Certificate	The certificate used for mTLS between CP/DP nodes.
`cluster_cert_key`	Private Key	The private key used for mTLS between CP/DP nodes.
`lua_ssl_trusted_certificate`	n/a	Either a comma-separated list of paths to certificate authority (CA) files in PEM format, or `system`. We recommend using the value `system` to let Konnect search for the default provided by each distribution.
`konnect_mode`	n/a	Set to `on` for any data plane node connected to Konnect.
`vitals`	n/a	Set to `off` to stop collecting Analytics data, or set to `on` to collect data and send it to the control plane for Analytics dashboards and metrics.