Welcome

Ambassador is a production tested, open source API Gateway that exposes the power of Envoy Proxy in Kubernetes.

• Install Ambassador. Quick start instructions for deploying Ambassador for both development environments (Docker, Docker Compose) and Kubernetes (via Kubernetes YAML or Helm).

• Concepts. Core concepts that cover how Ambassador is designed to be used.

• Developer Guide. These guides focus on the core functionality of Ambassador relevant to application developers.

  • Self-Service Routing and Deployment Control
  • Safely Testing in Production
  • Detect Issues and Determine Root Cause (Monitoring)
  • Support for gRPC, WebSockets, etc.

• Operator Guide. These guides focus on the core functionality of Ambassador relevant for operations and sysadmin teams.

  • Kubernetes Integration (Architecture Overview)
  • Continuous Delivery, Declarative Configuration, and GitOps
  • Security - Encryption and Authentication
  • Rate Limiting
  • Adding Tracing
  • Service Mesh Integration

• Reference. Detailed documentation on configuring and managing all aspects of Ambassador.