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You could always use an open source gateway like Tyk (https://tyk.io https://tyk.io) or API Umbrella (full disclosure: I run Tyk.io, and this news is... dishear

by jively 11y ago

You could always use an open source gateway like Tyk (https://tyk.io https://tyk.io) or API Umbrella (full disclosure: I run Tyk.io, and this news is... disheartening).

herval 11y ago
Think of it as Amazon validating your business! It's yet another selling point (specially for orgs that can't or don't want to use AWS mind-boggling myriad of products).
- jively 11y ago
  Hah! Indeed :-)
  - fit2rule 11y ago
    Consider this: I actually don't use Amazon because it is mind-boggling. But I'm off to look at Tyk now, just for the fun of it.
    - DonPellegrino 11y ago
      Check out Kong, even easier, built on nginx and better docs too: https://github.com/Mashape/kong https://github.com/Mashape/kong
angersock 11y ago
Wow, Tyk looks kinda exactly like something we'd use. Thank you so much!
- culo 11y ago
  have you tried KONG or API Umbrella?
- jively 11y ago
  You can always get in touch with me directly on our community site if you have any questions, we're a friendly bunch :-)
profinger 11y ago
HackerNews effect :-( Site is down.
- jively 11y ago
  It is? http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/https://tyk.io http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/https://tyk.io
vidarh 11y ago
Consider that AWS has always been incredibly expensive. If you can't compete with AWS on price, then sure, it should be disheartening, but then you should take a long hard look at why. Otherwise let AWS grow the market, and look for opportunities to serve people who don't want to pay the AWS premium and/or to plug feature holes.
- culo 11y ago
  or you can use open source api gateways, free. like Kong (https://github.com/mashape/kong https://github.com/mashape/kong) or Tyk.
- venum2 11y ago
  Isn't AWS one of the cheapest? Other than DigitalOcean, what else is cheaper?
  - jively 11y ago
    Hetzner is amazingly cheap, but nowhere near as big. DO is indeed much cheaper. AWS is cheap, but performance varies too. Also, Azure (?)
    - tracker1 11y ago
      Azure has tended to be price comparable to AWS, but does offer some compelling options for storage, that I wish other providers did too. My biggest complaint about MS/Azure is they can't seem to get single signon/off working right... Login to one account for personal email, another for work email, and another still for my personal Azure account... Sometimes gets stuck in a loop, just doesn't work, whatever... I often keep another browser, that I don't mind wiping all cookies on just to get the damned thing to work. Let alone the other day where my payment didn't go through for some reason, and my azure account was locked, as was my live account, that I had to go through a convoluted recovery process that was different because of 2fa, only then to have my email (application password) revoked... grrr. Despite account issues, I've really liked actually working with Azure.. though I think their node tooling could use some TLC, and better documentation... wound up writing my own wrapper (azure-storage-simple) to have a cleaner interface... also wrote mssql-ng as a friendly abstraction on top of mssql.
alexbecker 11y ago
The analytics on Tyk look amazing, definitely a step up from the internal tools I've built. Is Tyk HIPAA compliant? I'd definitely like to use something like Tyk, but I manage an API that transmits health data, so lots of tools have turned out to be off-limits because of HIPAA issues.
- jively 11y ago
  I shouldn't see why not. Tyk has a pretty small footprint and supports SSL end-to-end so transmission of data is safe. It obfuscates API keys so they can't be pulled if you keystore is compromised and all analytics also use the obfuscated keys so that security is ensured in log data. However, we'd probably need to do an audit. Worth a check though.
  - harryh 11y ago
    HIPAA pretty much requires dedicated physical hardware. If my code is running on the same machine as someone else's code then I'm breaking the rules.
    - IanCal 11y ago
      It appears to be open source and you can download and run it on your own hardware: https://tyk.io/v1.7/download/ https://tyk.io/v1.7/download/
    - tracker1 11y ago
      Doesn't running in a web browser pretty much mean that?
- harryh 11y ago
  I feel your pain friend. I too work in the health care industry. Can't use almost any of these toys! Wah!
breakingcups 11y ago
Thanks for posting this, Tyk actually looks great (and easier to understand than Kong or Amazon API Gateway). We've been considering building something like this ourselves or looking for a good existing solution, but hadn't found anything yet. I'm definitely checking this out.
- sinzone 11y ago
  why you think it's easier to understand than kong?

by jively 11y ago

You could always use an open source gateway like Tyk (https://tyk.io https://tyk.io) or API Umbrella (full disclosure: I run Tyk.io, and this news is... disheartening).

herval 11y ago

Think of it as Amazon validating your business! It's yet another selling point (specially for orgs that can't or don't want to use AWS mind-boggling myriad of products).

jively 11y ago
Hah! Indeed :-)
- fit2rule 11y ago
  Consider this: I actually don't use Amazon because it is mind-boggling. But I'm off to look at Tyk now, just for the fun of it.
  - DonPellegrino 11y ago
    Check out Kong, even easier, built on nginx and better docs too: https://github.com/Mashape/kong https://github.com/Mashape/kong

angersock 11y ago

Wow, Tyk looks kinda exactly like something we'd use. Thank you so much!

culo 11y ago
have you tried KONG or API Umbrella?
jively 11y ago
You can always get in touch with me directly on our community site if you have any questions, we're a friendly bunch :-)

profinger 11y ago

HackerNews effect :-( Site is down.

jively 11y ago
It is? http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/https://tyk.io http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/https://tyk.io

vidarh 11y ago

Consider that AWS has always been incredibly expensive. If you can't compete with AWS on price, then sure, it should be disheartening, but then you should take a long hard look at why. Otherwise let AWS grow the market, and look for opportunities to serve people who don't want to pay the AWS premium and/or to plug feature holes.

culo 11y ago
or you can use open source api gateways, free. like Kong (https://github.com/mashape/kong https://github.com/mashape/kong) or Tyk.
venum2 11y ago
Isn't AWS one of the cheapest? Other than DigitalOcean, what else is cheaper?
- jively 11y ago
  Hetzner is amazingly cheap, but nowhere near as big. DO is indeed much cheaper. AWS is cheap, but performance varies too. Also, Azure (?)
  - tracker1 11y ago
    Azure has tended to be price comparable to AWS, but does offer some compelling options for storage, that I wish other providers did too. My biggest complaint about MS/Azure is they can't seem to get single signon/off working right... Login to one account for personal email, another for work email, and another still for my personal Azure account... Sometimes gets stuck in a loop, just doesn't work, whatever... I often keep another browser, that I don't mind wiping all cookies on just to get the damned thing to work. Let alone the other day where my payment didn't go through for some reason, and my azure account was locked, as was my live account, that I had to go through a convoluted recovery process that was different because of 2fa, only then to have my email (application password) revoked... grrr. Despite account issues, I've really liked actually working with Azure.. though I think their node tooling could use some TLC, and better documentation... wound up writing my own wrapper (azure-storage-simple) to have a cleaner interface... also wrote mssql-ng as a friendly abstraction on top of mssql.

alexbecker 11y ago

The analytics on Tyk look amazing, definitely a step up from the internal tools I've built. Is Tyk HIPAA compliant? I'd definitely like to use something like Tyk, but I manage an API that transmits health data, so lots of tools have turned out to be off-limits because of HIPAA issues.

jively 11y ago
I shouldn't see why not. Tyk has a pretty small footprint and supports SSL end-to-end so transmission of data is safe. It obfuscates API keys so they can't be pulled if you keystore is compromised and all analytics also use the obfuscated keys so that security is ensured in log data. However, we'd probably need to do an audit. Worth a check though.
- harryh 11y ago
  HIPAA pretty much requires dedicated physical hardware. If my code is running on the same machine as someone else's code then I'm breaking the rules.
  - IanCal 11y ago
    It appears to be open source and you can download and run it on your own hardware: https://tyk.io/v1.7/download/ https://tyk.io/v1.7/download/
  - tracker1 11y ago
    Doesn't running in a web browser pretty much mean that?
harryh 11y ago
I feel your pain friend. I too work in the health care industry. Can't use almost any of these toys! Wah!

breakingcups 11y ago

Thanks for posting this, Tyk actually looks great (and easier to understand than Kong or Amazon API Gateway). We've been considering building something like this ourselves or looking for a good existing solution, but hadn't found anything yet. I'm definitely checking this out.

sinzone 11y ago
why you think it's easier to understand than kong?