Optimizing Microservices with Kong API Gateway: Simplified Management and Improved Security
summary
Shows how to use Kong API Gateway to centralize common cross-cutting concerns in a microservices environment—specifically authentication/authorization, caching, and rate limiting—so backend services can focus on business logic. Demonstrates configuring and managing APIs with Kong, and compares different Kong deployment architectures and the scenarios where each is appropriate.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:37API Gateway
- 3:36Kong Architecture
- 7:44Plugin Hub
- 8:33Show Case
- 9:17Services and Routes
- 13:59Authentication Plugin
- 19:35Traffic Control
- 21:26Observability
- 23:42Deployment Topologies
- 26:41Kong Ingress Controller
- 28:28Conclusion
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