1502shivam-singh commented on a change in pull request #6554: URL: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/6554#discussion_r824121216
########## File path: docs/en/latest/getting-started.md ########## @@ -19,7 +19,41 @@ title: Getting Started # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. # ---> +--> + +## What is an API Gateway? +An API gateway is an API management tool that acts as a mid layer service between a client and a number backend services. Typically, the API gateway receives the clients requests and processes it by summoning multiple microservices, aggregating the services & returning the appropriate results. + +## What is Apache APISIX +Apache APISIX is an open source, dynamic, high-performance, and scalable 7-layer proxy. It is a cloud-native API gateway, that delivers the ultimate performance for all your APIs and microservices. Think of APISIX as a service bus that connects APIs and microservices in your cloud-native architecture. +Apache APISIX handles the interface traffic for Websites, mobile and IoT applications. By providing services such as load balancing, dynamic upstream, grayscale publishing, refined routing, current and speed limiting, service degradation, service fuse, identity. + +### The problem APISIX solves + - Help enterprises to solve the difficulties in the transformation of traditional monolithic architecture, so as to achieve rapid iteration of business and products. + - Apache APISIX replaces NGINX and handles traditional north-south traffic. It also replaces Envoy to handle east-west traffic between services. + - Handles Layer 4 and Layer 7 traffic: HTTP, HTTPs, TCP, UDP, MQTT, Dubbo, gRPC, etc. + - It can also be used as a [k8s ingress controller](https://github.com/apache/apisix-ingress-controller). + - Use IdP plugin as Zero-Trust gateway + - Easy to use: APISIX also consists of a built-in low-code dashboard that offers a powerful and flexible interface. You can write your own custom plugins or use custom load balancing algorithms. + - Apache APISIX supports multi-platforms, languages and protocols. + +## Features +Apache APISIX not only covers the traditional functions of NGINX, but also deeply cooperates with Apache SkyWalking in observability, which greatly improves service governance capabilities. Some of the characteristics of the Apache APISIX gateway include; + - All platforms: + + APISIX is a cloud native, open source API gateway. You can run APISIX from bare-metal to Kubernetes. Since APISIX supports ARM6, it avoids the lock-in challenge of the infra technology. It also provides integration to cloud providers like AWS Lambda,Azure Functions, Lua functions, Apache OpenWhisk. Review comment: ```suggestion APISIX is a cloud native, open source API gateway. You can run APISIX from bare-metal to Kubernetes. Since APISIX supports ARM6, it avoids the lock-in challenge of the infra technology. It also provides integration to cloud providers like AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Lua functions and Apache OpenWhisk. ``` -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
