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Documentation for Kong |
You can install Kong on most Linux distributions and macOS. We even provide the source so you can compile yourself.
Install Kong →
Learn how to start Kong, add your API, enable plugins, and add consumers in under thirty seconds.
Start using Kong →
Want to further optimize your Kong cluster, database, or configure NGINX? Dive into the configuration.
Start configuring Kong →Want a better understanding of the CLI tool and its options? Browse the detailed command reference.
Use the CLI →Ready to learn the underlying interface? Browse the Admin API reference to learn how to start making requests.
Explore the interface →Learn every way to configure Kong to proxy your APIs, serve them over SSL or use WebSockets.
Read the Proxy Reference →Learn how to setup Kong to load balance traffic through replicas of your upstream services.
Read the Load balancing Reference →Let Kong monitor the availability of your services and adjust its load balancing accordingly.
Learn about health checks and circuit breakers →
If you are starting more than one node, you must use clustering to make sure all the nodes belong to the same Kong cluster.
Read the clustering reference →Looking for something Kong does not do for you? Easy: write it as a plugin. Learn how to write your own plugins for Kong.
Read the plugin development guide →