Kong Gateway
The Cloud-Native API Gateway
What is Kong Gateway?
Kong Gateway is a lightweight, fast, and flexible cloud-native API gateway. It's built on top of Nginx and provides plugins for authentication, rate-limiting, transformations, and more.
Key Features
- High-performance API gateway
- Plugin architecture for extensibility
- Authentication (JWT, OAuth, LDAP, etc.)
- Rate limiting and traffic control
- Request/response transformations
- Load balancing and health checks
- Kubernetes-native deployment
Deployment on Moltern
Kong Gateway can be deployed on Moltern with a single click. Moltern handles:
- Automatic SSL/TLS certificates via Let's Encrypt
- Persistent storage for your data
- Environment configuration through the dashboard
- Container orchestration with automatic restarts
Getting Started
- Navigate to the Services page in Moltern
- Search for "Kong Gateway"
- Click Deploy and configure your settings
- Access your instance via the provided URL