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Kong

Cloud-native API gateway and service mesh for managing, securing, and observing microservices and API traffic.

Kong Gateway

Cloud-native, platform-agnostic API gateway for managing microservices and APIs. Built on top of NGINX for high performance.

Key Features

  • API Management: Routing, rate limiting, caching
  • Authentication: Multiple auth methods
  • Service Mesh: Traffic control and observability
  • Plugins: Extensible plugin architecture
  • Load Balancing: Intelligent traffic distribution

My Experience

Deployed Kong as an API gateway for microservices, implemented authentication, rate limiting, and traffic management in production systems.