docs: How to run the EnvoyProxy as a DaemonSet instead of a Deployment

[simonfelding]

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What type of PR is this?

Documentation

What this PR does / why we need it: Documents how to deploy the EnvoyProxy as a DaemonSet, including suggestions for common configurations.

Which issue(s) this PR fixes:

Fixes https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/issues/3457 https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/issues/3840#issuecomment-2518802295

Release Notes: No

[simonfelding]

I think the headline should be Deploying EnvoyProxy as a DaemonSet instead of Customize EnvoyProxy deployment type, but the latter fits the style of the document more.

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[arkodg]

thanks @simonfelding can you also

1. copy the same changes into the v1.3/ and latest/ dir
2. sign your commit and force push

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[simonfelding]

oops, I'll get it done asap

[arkodg]

still working on this one @simonfelding ?

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[simonfelding]

yep, i'll get it done now

[arkodg]

@simonfelding can you add these to latest/ and also resolve the conflicts

[simonfelding]

Yep I just didn't have time to finish it

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@simonfeldinghttps://github.com/simonfelding can you add these to latest/ and also resolve the conflicts

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[simonfelding]

fixing the last bits soon