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KrakenD 0.7 released

by Albert Lombarte · Nov 8, 2018

The most relevant features for the 0.7 release are increased metrics and tracing options, and functionality that has been requested by many, the sequential proxy merger. During this release, we also updated the KrakenD brand with a new logo, and we added more documentation. On the metrics side, we can now send structured events using GELF to your Graylog Cluster. Opencensus middleware adds new functionality to push metrics to your Google StackDriver account. Continue reading →

Krakend 0.6.1 release notes

by Albert Lombarte · Oct 4, 2018

The 0.6.1 release adds TLS and enables HTTP2 and HTTPS. TL;DR This release brings HTTP2 and HTTPS to KrakenD. It also upgrades Go from 1.10 to 1.11 and fixes forwarded query string parameters to backends that are using arrays and repeated variables. The KrakenDesigner (UI) is also updated to reflect these changes. KrakenD framework The KrakenD framework has the following relevant changes: NEW: Added support for HTTP2/HTTPS FIX: query string parameters works now with arrays and repeated variables (e. Continue reading →

KrakenD 0.6 autumn release

by Albert Lombarte · Sep 7, 2018

As if we were an agrarian society, our releases keep revolving around the weather calendar seasons. Autumn is around the corner (northern hemisphere), so our release is ready for a cool autumn. TL;DR This release adds two interesting components: the JOSE component responsible for the JWT signing and validation, and the Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) component. There is also a Consul client available. The Krakend Playground and the KrakenDesigner (UI) is also updated. Continue reading →

Reloading the Krakend configuration with Reflex and Docker

by Daniel Ortiz · Jun 22, 2018

A recurrent question when we go around is if KrakenD configuration can be hot-reloaded, this is changing endpoints, backends, or any other configuration of the gateway while it’s running. The short answer is: No, you can’t. You must restart the server. And although we might have something to alleviate this, let us explain first why we don’t support such a feature: Performance: This is the #1 reason, and strong enough. Continue reading →

KrakenD 0.5 summer release

by Albert Lombarte · Jun 8, 2018

KrakenD 0.5 is out and we want to share some of the cool stuff this release is bringing. This release focuses heavily on metrics and its export options to different backend systems such as Zipkin, InfluxDB, Prometheus or Jaeger. It also adds the NoOp logger and exposes all the advanced settings of the http client and server, giving all the power to the user. On the middlware side it extends even more the ecosystem with multiple components. Continue reading →

Running the KrakenD API Gateway on Kubernetes

by Daniel López · Jun 6, 2018

In this article we are going to show how to configure and deploy the KrakenD API Gateway in a kubernetes environment. We will use for the demonstration Minikube so you cant test it in your own local machine. Let’s get started! Setting up a local Kubernetes We will run Kubernetes locally thanks to Minikube. Just follow the README in the project for the installation and the Quickstart section. Installing minikube it’s quick and easy. Continue reading →

Website development as a sysadmin

by Daniel Ortiz · May 10, 2018

As a systems administrator for the past 15 years, I’m not very used to web development as this kind of work has been usually done by other colleagues in every company I’ve worked for. I wanted to create a web application myself using an external API, as an exercise to go out my comfort zone. Some time ago I found that Marvel Comics has a REST API where you can get a lot of information about comics, characters, authors and other interesting information. Continue reading →

Edge computing - A story of buses, raspberries, IoT and API gateways

by Albert Lombarte · May 1, 2018

The IoT industry has been running for some years now adding millions of devices into the network. The range of devices and capabilities is very wide and heterogeneous, from small devices powered with a 9-volt battery to track the location of freight shippings traveling the oceans (using platforms like Sigfox) to permanently plugged devices with more powerful computing like a Raspberry Pi where computation cycles are not a problem. Continue reading →

How to work with Golang plugins and KrakenD

by Daniel López · Apr 12, 2018

The release of golang 1.8 more than a year ago opened the door to loading dynamic linked components in run time, and we were keen to find out if we could include this great feature in our KrakenD toolbox. We’d like to share our experience and details on how we enhanced our products to support golang plugins. Why would anyone use plugins in Go? The plugin concept is widely known and supported in several programming languages and environments. Continue reading →

Deploying and versioning an API Gateway

by Daniel López and Albert Lombarte · Apr 6, 2018

When it comes to maintaining and deploying an API Gateway within an organization, you should always be aware of best practice. A gateway is an extra step between the client and the servers with the power to define a whole new interface, yet it’s so flexible and easy to implement that you might be tempted to start creating API interfaces without thinking about it - and end up creating problems for the future. Continue reading →

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