Apache APISIX

Apache APISIX Gateway

Apache APISIX provides rich traffic management features including load balancing, dynamic upstream configuration, canary releases, circuit breaking, authentication, observability plugins, and more. It is built on NGINX for high performance with etcd for distributed configuration.

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Documentation
https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/getting-started/
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GettingStarted
https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/getting-started/README/

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-gateway
name: Apache APISIX Gateway
description: Apache APISIX provides rich traffic management features including load balancing, dynamic
  upstream configuration, canary releases, circuit breaking, authentication, observability plugins, and
  more. It is built on NGINX for high performance with etcd for distributed configuration.
humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/
tags:
- API Gateway
- Apache
- Cloud-Native
tags_raw:
- API Gateway
- Apache
- Cloud Native
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/getting-started/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/getting-started/README/