Release: Gateway 3.8.0.0

[lena-larionova]

Description

Releasing the docs for for Gateway 3.8 + creating a placeholder 3.9 version.

Preview link: https://deploy-preview-7888--kongdocs.netlify.app/gateway/

List of changes in this release

• https://github.com/Kong/docs.konghq.com/milestone/62

Release checklist

Release prep

• Create release PR
• Update docs normally generated via autodocs:
  • Config reference
  • CLI reference
  • Admin API
  • PDK
• Plugin updates via docs-plugin-toolkit:
  • Generate plugin schemas and examples
  • Update the plugins submodule
  • Update plugin priority list
  • Update referenceable fields
• Update support matrix
• Upgrade:
  • Update upgrade paths
  • List breaking changes in 3.8
• Pre-load API specs into dev portal
• Update Konnect compatibility errors table
• Gateway changelog
• Konnect changelog
• Performance testing benchmark update
• SBOM link
• Update GPG keys

Release day and post eng release

Code freeze on all doc updates that aren't for this release.

• Merge all remaining PRs in release milestone
• (Only after all packages are published) Run install instructions workflow
• Sync specs via workflow
• Merge release PR
• Publish specs in Dev Portal

Post-merge

• Merge update to Get Started script tag: https://github.com/Kong/get.konghq.com/pull/20
• After merge, run the Algolia crawler to update all records (creds in 1pass)
• After merge, generate new insomnia buttons and publish specs in the Dev Portal.

Testing/QA

• Visual check that content renders correctly
• Check for broken links (locally)

make clean && make build
netlify dev
cd tools
cd broken-link-checker
node full.js --host <http://localhost:8888>

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[Guaris]

API PR here
#7892