Tyk Gateway
1-Click installation template for Tyk Gateway on Easypanel
Description
Tyk Gateway is an open-source API gateway for securing, scaling, and observing APIs. It sits in front of your upstream services and handles rate limiting, authentication, analytics, and transformations. This template runs the gateway in standalone mode with Redis for storage.
Instructions
After deployment, access Tyk Gateway on the main domain (port 8080). Add API definitions by placing JSON files in the apps volume (mounted at /opt/tyk-gateway/apps). Configure policies in the policies volume and middleware in the middleware volume. TYK_GW_SECRET is auto-generated; use it when calling the Gateway API or with the Dashboard.
Benefits
- API Security: Protect and authenticate APIs with keys, JWT, and policies
- Rate Limiting: Built-in rate limiting and quotas per API and key
- Self-Hosted: Full control over your API traffic and data
- Extensible: Middleware, plugins, and file-based API definitions
Features
- Standalone Mode: Runs with Redis; no Dashboard or Pump required
- File-Based Config: APIs and policies loaded from mounted volumes
- Redis Storage: Session and rate-limit state in Redis
- WebSocket & REST: Proxy HTTP, HTTPS, and WebSocket upstreams
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Options
| Name | Description | Required | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Service Name | - | yes | tyk-gateway |
| Gateway Image | - | yes | docker.tyk.io/tyk-gateway/tyk-gateway:v5.11.0 |
| Redis Image | - | yes | redis:6.2.20-alpine |
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Change Log
- 2026-03-11 – First Release