OpenResty on NixOS for an API Gateway

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NixOS Landing Page
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NixOS

25 Jun 2014 . All software components in NixOS are installed using the Nix package manager. Packages in Nix are defined using the nix language to create nix expressions.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Are you using an API gateway? Do you really need one? If you are using NixOS and feel comfortable with some Lua, you may want to consider OpenResty on NixOS as an API gateway.

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nginx Landing Page
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nginx

A high performance free open source web server powering busiest sites on the Internet.
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- Open Source
Two of the fairly popular open-source API gateways, Kong and Apache APISIX, are based on OpenResty that is mainly powered by Nginx and Lua. NixOS has first-class support for OpenResty. So, naturally, I decided to give it a try. The result was promising enough for us to start migrating our current APISIX deployments to OpenResty on NixOS.

#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server 60 social mentions
Mashape API Platform Landing Page

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Mashape API Platform

Distribute, Monetize, Manage and Consume APIs

Two of the fairly popular open-source API gateways, Kong and Apache APISIX, are based on OpenResty that is mainly powered by Nginx and Lua. NixOS has first-class support for OpenResty. So, naturally, I decided to give it a try. The result was promising enough for us to start migrating our current APISIX deployments to OpenResty on NixOS.

#API Tools #Developer Tools #APIs 34 social mentions
httpbin(1) Landing Page
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httpbin(1)

HTTP request and response service
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- Open Source
#Developer Tools #API Tools #Testing 59 social mentions
Apache APISIX Landing Page
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Apache APISIX

Apache APISIX is a dynamic, real-time, high-performance Cloud-Native API gateway, based on the Nginx library and etcd.
Pricing:
- Open Source
We have been using Apache APISIX for a while now. It is a high-performance, cloud-native API gateway solution. It also has a nice dashboard for managing APIs. However, I have been looking for a simpler and more portable solution for our use case. In particular, I want to be able manage the API gateway as a NixOS service so that the configuration can be tested and redeployed easily.

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