Prompt
What should I use instead of hand-rolled NGINX rules for APIs?
Latest observation
Instead of hand-rolled NGINX rules for APIs, use an API gateway or reverse proxy designed for APIs.
Good options:
- Kong Gateway — strong plugin ecosystem, auth/rate limiting/logging built in
- Envoy — high-performance proxy, common in modern cloud-native stacks
- Traefik — simpler to operate, good for dynamic environments/Kubernetes
- NGINX Plus / NGINX Ingress Controller — if you want to stay close to NGINX but manage APIs more cleanly
- Cloud-managed API gateways — like AWS API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Cloudflare API Gateway
Why these are better than custom NGINX rules:
- Centralized auth, rate limiting, and request validation
- Easier versioning and routing
- Better observability and metrics
- Less brittle config
- Often support OpenAPI, JWT, mTLS, OAuth, etc.
If you want a practical default:
- Kong if you want a general-purpose API gateway
- Envoy if you’re building a platform or service mesh-adjacent architecture
- Cloud API Gateway if you want the least ops burden
If you want, I can also recommend the best choice based on your stack: Kubernetes vs VM, cloud provider, and whether you need auth, quotas, transformations, or just routing.
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