LiteMesh
Dynamic API gateway with built-in security and resilience
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Description
LiteMesh is a lightweight, highly adaptable API gateway designed to simplify the complexities of dynamic routing, security, and resilience, with a focus on simplicity and speed. It is tailored for developers and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), allowing teams to quickly download, build, and deploy it to support microservices or serverless architectures. Unlike many heavyweight solutions, LiteMesh offers a developer-friendly experience with essential functionality that integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, enabling efficient traffic management, security enforcement, and robust service resilience.
How to use LiteMesh?
To use LiteMesh, set up the necessary environment variables, run the required services using Docker, and configure your microservices to communicate through the LiteMesh API gateway. You can manage routes and resilience configurations dynamically through MongoDB, and validate functionality using tools like Postman.
Core features of LiteMesh:
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Dynamic routing for efficient request management
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Built-in security with JWT validation and mTLS
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Resiliency mechanisms including rate limiting and circuit breaking
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Service discovery for seamless microservices communication
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Real-time configuration management stored in MongoDB
Why could be used LiteMesh?
| # | Use case | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Managing traffic for microservices architectures | ✅ | |
| # 2 | Enforcing security protocols in API communications | ✅ | |
| # 3 | Providing resilience against service overloads and failures | ✅ | |
Who developed LiteMesh?
LiteMesh is developed by a team focused on providing a lightweight and efficient API management solution that meets the needs of modern microservices architectures. The team emphasizes a developer-friendly experience and aims to simplify the complexities of API management.