diff --git a/hack/custom-boilerplate.go.txt b/hack/custom-boilerplate.go.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b76f1fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/custom-boilerplate.go.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+Copyright YEAR The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
diff --git a/hack/update-codegen.sh b/hack/update-codegen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..aed761bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/update-codegen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_ROOT=$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE})/..
+CODEGEN_PKG=${CODEGEN_PKG:-$(cd ${SCRIPT_ROOT}; ls -d -1 ./vendor/k8s.io/code-generator 2>/dev/null || echo ../code-generator)}
+
+# generate the code with:
+# --output-base    because this script should also be able to run inside the vendor dir of
+#                  k8s.io/kubernetes. The output-base is needed for the generators to output into the vendor dir
+#                  instead of the $GOPATH directly. For normal projects this can be dropped.
+#${CODEGEN_PKG}/generate-groups.sh "deepcopy,client,informer,lister" \
+#  k8s.io/ingress-nginx/pkg/client k8s.io/ingress-nginx/pkg/apis \
+#  nginxingress:v1alpha1 \
+#  --output-base "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE})/../../.."
+
+${CODEGEN_PKG}/generate-groups.sh "deepcopy" \
+  k8s.io/ingress-nginx/pkg k8s.io/ingress-nginx/pkg \
+  .:ingress \
+  --output-base "$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE})/../../.."
+
+# To use your own boilerplate text append:
+#   --go-header-file ${SCRIPT_ROOT}/hack/custom-boilerplate.go.txt
diff --git a/hack/verify-codegen.sh b/hack/verify-codegen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f5835c425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/verify-codegen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
+SCRIPT_BASE=${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../..
+
+DIFFROOT="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/pkg"
+TMP_DIFFROOT="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/_tmp/pkg"
+_tmp="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/_tmp"
+
+cleanup() {
+  rm -rf "${_tmp}"
+}
+trap "cleanup" EXIT SIGINT
+
+cleanup
+
+mkdir -p "${TMP_DIFFROOT}"
+cp -a "${DIFFROOT}"/* "${TMP_DIFFROOT}"
+
+"${SCRIPT_ROOT}/hack/update-codegen.sh"
+echo "diffing ${DIFFROOT} against freshly generated codegen"
+ret=0
+diff -Naupr "${DIFFROOT}" "${TMP_DIFFROOT}" || ret=$?
+cp -a "${TMP_DIFFROOT}"/* "${DIFFROOT}"
+if [[ $ret -eq 0 ]]
+then
+  echo "${DIFFROOT} up to date."
+else
+  echo "${DIFFROOT} is out of date. Please run hack/update-codegen.sh"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/pkg/ingress/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/ingress/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82e25588a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ingress/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+// +build !ignore_autogenerated
+
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// This file was autogenerated by deepcopy-gen. Do not edit it manually!
+
+package ingress
+
+import (
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	conversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/conversion"
+	reflect "reflect"
+)
+
+// GetGeneratedDeepCopyFuncs returns the generated funcs, since we aren't registering them.
+//
+// Deprecated: deepcopy registration will go away when static deepcopy is fully implemented.
+func GetGeneratedDeepCopyFuncs() []conversion.GeneratedDeepCopyFunc {
+	return []conversion.GeneratedDeepCopyFunc{
+		{Fn: func(in interface{}, out interface{}, c *conversion.Cloner) error {
+			in.(*Backend).DeepCopyInto(out.(*Backend))
+			return nil
+		}, InType: reflect.TypeOf(&Backend{})},
+		{Fn: func(in interface{}, out interface{}, c *conversion.Cloner) error {
+			in.(*CookieSessionAffinity).DeepCopyInto(out.(*CookieSessionAffinity))
+			return nil
+		}, InType: reflect.TypeOf(&CookieSessionAffinity{})},
+		{Fn: func(in interface{}, out interface{}, c *conversion.Cloner) error {
+			in.(*Endpoint).DeepCopyInto(out.(*Endpoint))
+			return nil
+		}, InType: reflect.TypeOf(&Endpoint{})},
+		{Fn: func(in interface{}, out interface{}, c *conversion.Cloner) error {
+			in.(*SessionAffinityConfig).DeepCopyInto(out.(*SessionAffinityConfig))
+			return nil
+		}, InType: reflect.TypeOf(&SessionAffinityConfig{})},
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Backend) DeepCopyInto(out *Backend) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Service != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Service, &out.Service
+		if *in == nil {
+			*out = nil
+		} else {
+			*out = new(v1.Service)
+			(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+		}
+	}
+	out.Port = in.Port
+	out.SecureCACert = in.SecureCACert
+	if in.Endpoints != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Endpoints, &out.Endpoints
+		*out = make([]Endpoint, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
+		}
+	}
+	in.SessionAffinity.DeepCopyInto(&out.SessionAffinity)
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Backend.
+func (in *Backend) DeepCopy() *Backend {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Backend)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *CookieSessionAffinity) DeepCopyInto(out *CookieSessionAffinity) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Locations != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Locations, &out.Locations
+		*out = make(map[string][]string, len(*in))
+		for key, val := range *in {
+			if val == nil {
+				(*out)[key] = nil
+			} else {
+				(*out)[key] = make([]string, len(val))
+				copy((*out)[key], val)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new CookieSessionAffinity.
+func (in *CookieSessionAffinity) DeepCopy() *CookieSessionAffinity {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(CookieSessionAffinity)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Endpoint) DeepCopyInto(out *Endpoint) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Target != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Target, &out.Target
+		if *in == nil {
+			*out = nil
+		} else {
+			*out = new(v1.ObjectReference)
+			**out = **in
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Endpoint.
+func (in *Endpoint) DeepCopy() *Endpoint {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Endpoint)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *SessionAffinityConfig) DeepCopyInto(out *SessionAffinityConfig) {
+	*out = *in
+	in.CookieSessionAffinity.DeepCopyInto(&out.CookieSessionAffinity)
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new SessionAffinityConfig.
+func (in *SessionAffinityConfig) DeepCopy() *SessionAffinityConfig {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(SessionAffinityConfig)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/pkg/ingress/zz_generated.types.go b/pkg/ingress/zz_generated.types.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 43152b22e..000000000
--- a/pkg/ingress/zz_generated.types.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-// +build !ignore_autogenerated
-
-/*
-Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-// This file was autogenerated by deepcopy-gen. Do not edit it manually!
-
-package ingress
-
-import (
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	conversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/conversion"
-	reflect "reflect"
-)
-
-// GetGeneratedDeepCopyFuncs returns the generated funcs, since we aren't registering them.
-func GetGeneratedDeepCopyFuncs() []conversion.GeneratedDeepCopyFunc {
-	return []conversion.GeneratedDeepCopyFunc{
-		{Fn: DeepCopy__Backend, InType: reflect.TypeOf(&Backend{})},
-		{Fn: DeepCopy__CookieSessionAffinity, InType: reflect.TypeOf(&CookieSessionAffinity{})},
-		{Fn: DeepCopy__Endpoint, InType: reflect.TypeOf(&Endpoint{})},
-		{Fn: DeepCopy__SessionAffinityConfig, InType: reflect.TypeOf(&SessionAffinityConfig{})},
-	}
-}
-
-// DeepCopy__Backend is an autogenerated deepcopy function.
-func DeepCopy__Backend(in interface{}, out interface{}, c *conversion.Cloner) error {
-	{
-		in := in.(*Backend)
-		out := out.(*Backend)
-		*out = *in
-		if in.Service != nil {
-			in, out := &in.Service, &out.Service
-			if newVal, err := c.DeepCopy(*in); err != nil {
-				return err
-			} else {
-				*out = newVal.(*v1.Service)
-			}
-		}
-		if in.Endpoints != nil {
-			in, out := &in.Endpoints, &out.Endpoints
-			*out = make([]Endpoint, len(*in))
-			for i := range *in {
-				if err := DeepCopy__Endpoint(&(*in)[i], &(*out)[i], c); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if err := DeepCopy__SessionAffinityConfig(&in.SessionAffinity, &out.SessionAffinity, c); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// DeepCopy__CookieSessionAffinity is an autogenerated deepcopy function.
-func DeepCopy__CookieSessionAffinity(in interface{}, out interface{}, c *conversion.Cloner) error {
-	{
-		in := in.(*CookieSessionAffinity)
-		out := out.(*CookieSessionAffinity)
-		*out = *in
-		if in.Locations != nil {
-			in, out := &in.Locations, &out.Locations
-			*out = make(map[string][]string)
-			for key, val := range *in {
-				if newVal, err := c.DeepCopy(&val); err != nil {
-					return err
-				} else {
-					(*out)[key] = *newVal.(*[]string)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// DeepCopy__Endpoint is an autogenerated deepcopy function.
-func DeepCopy__Endpoint(in interface{}, out interface{}, c *conversion.Cloner) error {
-	{
-		in := in.(*Endpoint)
-		out := out.(*Endpoint)
-		*out = *in
-		if in.Target != nil {
-			in, out := &in.Target, &out.Target
-			*out = new(v1.ObjectReference)
-			**out = **in
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// DeepCopy__SessionAffinityConfig is an autogenerated deepcopy function.
-func DeepCopy__SessionAffinityConfig(in interface{}, out interface{}, c *conversion.Cloner) error {
-	{
-		in := in.(*SessionAffinityConfig)
-		out := out.(*SessionAffinityConfig)
-		*out = *in
-		if err := DeepCopy__CookieSessionAffinity(&in.CookieSessionAffinity, &out.CookieSessionAffinity, c); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-}