KrakenD

Azure Application Infrastructure 1 variation

KrakenD, a stateless, high performance API gateway, ready to aggregate and secure API traffic from first boot.

Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Variations

This product is available in the build below. Open it for the operating system, cloud and version detail, or read its deployment guide.

ProductCloudOperating systemVersion
KrakenD API Gateway on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Azure Ubuntu 24.04 Standard View · Guide

Overview

KrakenD is a declarative, stateless API gateway that aggregates, transforms, and secures traffic to backend services from a single configuration. It is used to build fast API layers with rate limiting, authentication, and response shaping.

Why the cloudimg image

cloudimg delivers KrakenD hardened and fully patched, preconfigured so the gateway serves requests on first boot. 24/7 support is included with every image.

Common uses

  • API aggregation
  • Backend for frontend layers
  • API security and throttling