Deploy API Gateway in containers

Deploy API Gateway and API Manager in Docker containers, and learn how to migrate from classic deployment to container deployment, and how to upgrade a container deployment.

Elastic deployment overview

Overview of the elastic deployment process and an example containerized topology.

Get started with API Gateway in containers

Understand the differences between container deployments (API Gateway 7.6.0 and later) and classic deployments (API Gateway 7.5.3 and earlier) and get answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about deploying API Gateway in containers.

Set up Docker environment

Prerequisites and steps you must follow to set up your Docker environment.

Create base Docker image

Create a base Docker image containing an operating system and an API Gateway installation.

Create and start Admin Node Manager Docker container

Steps to build an Admin Node Manager Docker image and start an Admin Node Manager container.

Create and start API Gateway Docker container

Steps to build an API Gateway Docker image and start an API Gateway Docker container.

Runtime parameters

Customize a container’s behavior at runtime.

Redirect logs to stdout

Configure the API Gateway logging system to redirect the trace and traffic logs to stdout instead of to separate files, allowing the logs to be read directly from each container by an external logging service (for example, Elastic Stack or Splunk).

Deploy API Manager or OAuth in Docker containers

Deploy API Manager or OAuth services in your API Gateway containers.

Deploy API Gateway Analytics in Docker containers

Create an API Gateway Analytics Docker image and start an API Gateway Analytics Docker container.

Operate and monitor API Gateway containers

Use the API Gateway Manager web UI to operate and monitor API Gateways running in containers.

Development and deployment with API Gateway containers

Develop and test APIs and policies in a development environment, and promote and deploy them in other environments (for example, preproduction and production).

Migrate to container deployment

Migrate an API Gateway or API Manager classic deployment to an elastic container deployment.

Upgrade a container deployment

Upgrade your API Gateway or API Manager container deployment from 7.6.2 or later.

Apply a patch, update, or service pack

Apply a patch, update, or service pack (SP) to an API Gateway or API Manager container deployment.

Troubleshoot container deployments

Problems you might encounter when running API Gateway and API Manager in Docker containers, and possible solutions.