Installation
You can install Kong Gateway on most Linux distributions and MacOS. We even provide the source so you can compile it yourself.
Install Kong Gateway →Getting Started
Whether you’re a Community or an Enterprise Kong user, use this guide to familiarize yourself with Kong concepts and learn how to use important features and capabilities.
Get started →DB-less & Declarative Configuration
Learn how to leverage the declarative configuration format for using Kong Gateway without a database, using in-memory storage only.
Read the tutorial →Upgrade Guide
Already using Kong Gateway, and wanting to upgrade? Here's the step-by-step guide.
Read the upgrade guide →5-Minute Quickstart Guide
Check out this guide if you just need the absolute basics: start Kong Gateway, add a Service, enable plugins, and add consumers.
Start using Kong Gateway →Configuration Reference
Want to further optimize your Kong Gateway cluster, database, or configure NGINX? Dive into the configuration.
Start configuration →CLI Reference
Want a better understanding of the CLI tool and its options? Browse the detailed command reference.
Use the CLI →Admin API Reference
Ready to learn the underlying interface? Browse the Admin API reference to learn how to start making requests.
Explore the interface →Proxy Reference
Learn every way to configure proxies for your Services, serve them over SSL, or use WebSockets.
Read the Proxy Reference →Load Balancing Reference
Learn how to load balance traffic through replicas of your upstream services.
Read the Load balancing Reference →Health Checks & Circuit Breakers
Let Kong Gateway monitor the availability of your services and adjust its load balancing accordingly.
Learn about health checks and circuit breakers →Clustering
If you are starting more than one node, you must use clustering to make sure all the nodes belong to the same cluster.
Read the clustering reference →Write Your Own Plugins
Looking for something Kong Gateway does not do for you? Easy: write it as a plugin. Learn how to write your own plugins for Kong Gateway.
Read the plugin development guide →Go Plugins
You can also write plugins using the Go programming language. Here's how to get started.
Read the guide →Hybrid Mode
Get started with Hybrid Mode, through which you can configure nodes with dedicated roles: you can have Control Plane nodes using a database and Data Plane nodes using DB-less mode.
Read the tutorial →
