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title = "User Guide"
description = "Autoscaling, routing, and timeout configuration for HTTP applications"
weight = 300
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Guides for application developers using the HTTP Add-on to autoscale their services.

- **[Autoscale an App](autoscale-an-app/)** — Create a ScaledObject and InterceptorRoute for your service.
- **[Configure Cold-Start Behavior](configure-cold-start/)** — Fallback services and cold-start response headers.
- **[Configure Ingress](configure-ingress/)** — Point your Gateway API or Ingress at the interceptor proxy.
- **[Configure Routing Rules](configure-routing/)** — Host, path, and header matching.
- **[Configure Scaling Metrics](configure-scaling/)** — Choose between concurrency and request rate metrics.
- **[Configure Timeouts](configure-timeouts/)** — Per-route timeout overrides.