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On this page you will learn how to connect your Kong Gateway to Obsidian step-by-step.

Overview of this Guide

Prerequisites

The following is required to proceed:

• A running Obsidian instance {tenant-id}.frontend.obsidian.localinstance of APIIDA´s API Control Plane

• Access to the instance of your Kong Gateway (Open Source)

• Docker to use the image of our agent (that acts as an intermediary)

Create a new Environment in Obsidian

To get started, simply open your Obsidian instance and follow the instructions below.

Add an Environment for Kong

• Navigate to “Environments” in the menu on the left side

• Click on the “Create New Environment” button

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• Fill in the form (as exemplarily shown below)

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• Confirm by clicking on the "Create New Environment" button

Request an Environment Token

• Click on the “Request Token” button

• Copy & save the token that appears above (it will be needed later)

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You’ve completed the first step!

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Provide the Gateway Information

The following describes how to create the gateway configuration for a Kong Gateway Agent.

Gateway Configuration

Create a new YAML file:

type: KONG
url: {url-to-gravitee-management-api}

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• url: Insert the URL to your Kong Management API

Example

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You’ve completed the second step!

Create an Agent as Intermediary

The following describes how to create a Docker container for the agent. It is described using a Docker compose file so that additional agents can be easily added to your docker stack later.

Agent Configuration

Create a docker-compose.yml:

version: '3.3'
services:

# Kong Gateway Agent

  spring-kong-agent:
    image: ghcr.io/apiida/obsidian-agent:latest
    environment:
      - 'agentToken={the-token-requested-in-step-1}'
      - 'backendUrl=wss://{your-tenant-id}.backend.obsidian.local/jsonRpc'
      - 'gateway-config=/workspace/kongConfig.yaml'
    volumes:
      - {path-to-the-agent-config-created-in-step-2}:/workspace/kongConfig.yaml:rw

• agentToken: Insert the token that you’ve received in the first step

• backendUrl: Insert your tenant id into the backend URL

• volume: Add the path to your gateway configuration (the file you’ve created in the second step)

Example

version: '3.3'
services:

# Kong Gateway Agent

  spring-kong-agent:
    image: ghcr.io/apiida/obsidian-agent:latest
    environment:
      - 'agentToken=4:2d41627a-88de-4a92-ab4b-6e92c33aa07a'
      - 'backendUrl=wss://example.backend.obsidian.local/jsonRpc'
      - 'gateway-config=/workspace/kongConfig.yaml'
    volumes:
      - ./kongConfig.yaml:/workspace/kongConfig.yaml:rw

You’ve completed the third step!

You're ready to establish the connection between Obsidian and your Kong Gateway.

Establish the connection

Establish the connection between Obsidian and your Kong Gateway by starting the Agent (respectively the docker container that contains the agent).

Start your Agent

For example, execute the following command in the directory where the docker compose file is located to start the docker container that contains the agent you have just configured:

docker-compose up -d

Check the Agent's Status

• Head over to your Obsidian instance

• Select “Environments” in the menu on the left side

  • Your Kong Gateway should now be connected to Obsidian

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You’ve completed the last step!

You can now interact with your Kong Gateway through Obsidian. Try it right now and discover your APIs!

💡 Tip: It is easy to add more agents!

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