The right feature at the right place

Before moving to Developer Relations, I transitioned from Software Architect to Solution Architect long ago. It's a reasonably common career move. The problem in this situation is two-fold:

1. You know perfectly well software libraries
2. You don't know well infrastructure components

It seems logical that people in this situation try to solve problems with the solutions they are most familiar with. However, it doesn't mean it's the best approach. It's a bad one in most cases.

Securing Admin Access to Apache APISIX

API Gateways are critical components in one's infrastructure. If an attacker could change the configuration of routes, they could direct traffic to their infrastructure. Consequences could range from ...

How to Integrate API Gateway and Consul? Not Consul K/V

Apache APISIX supports the Consul service discovery registry. This article will walk you through the process of implementing service discovery and service registry in Apache APISIX.

Accessing APISIX-Dashboard from Everywhere with Keycloak Authentication

This article describes how to setup an external access to apisix-dashboard protecting the URL with authentication managed by a keycloak server.

Release Apache APISIX 3.1.0

Apache APISIX 3.1.0 is officially released! This version brings a lot of functional support on the security level and adds a built-in debugging plugin, to optimize the experience of using APISIX.

Web resource caching: Server-Side

The subject of Web resource caching is as old as the World Wide Web itself. However, I'd like to offer an as-exhaustive-as-possible catalog of how one can improve performance by caching. Web resource caching can happen in two different places: client-side - on the browser and server side. In the previous post, I explained the former; this post focuses on the latter.

Web resource caching: Client-Side

The subject of Web resource caching is as old as the World Wide Web itself. However, I'd like to offer an as-exhaustive-as-possible catalog of how one can improve performance by caching. Web resource ...

How to choose the right API Style and Technology

In this post, we’ll go through the 5 most popular API styles and look at very common questions like “How to decide on the right API style and which technology to choose for a style” and provide practical scenarios where an API Gateway can supplement their weaknesses.

A poor man's API

Creating a full-fledged API requires resources, both time and money. You need to think about the model, the design, the REST principles, etc., without writing a single line of code. Most of the time, ...