List of all blog posts
- Kong API gateway. Getting started
The goal of this tutorial is walk through the process of installing Kong API gateway and build first secure public API.
- Automating Kong API gateway setup with Terraform
In this tutorial we go through the steps of automating Kong API gateway setup. By using Terraform and setup scripts.
- What is an API platform?
In this post we look at how API platforms compare to other technology platforms. And how they provide business value.
- Automating Jenkins install and configuration with Docker and Terraform
This post is part of Jenkins tutorials on Popularowl. In the previous sections we did a manual install, configuration and production readiness for Jenkins CI server. - What is API first design?
In this post we discuss the origins of API first application and system design and what it means for technology used by enterprises.
- Building and destroying projects with Terraform
In this tutorial we go through step by step guide on how to use Infrastructure as a code approach and Terraform to provision a temporarily virtual servers for tutorial projects.
- Jenkins plugins and plugin management
One of the main strengths of Jenkins continuous integration server is its extensibility via plugins.
Jenkins defines the set of interfaces which can be implemented to extend core functionality with custom code.
This means that external developer community can extend core Jenkins CI functionality by building their own custom extensions. There are more than 1000 such Jenkins plugins available in the official Jenkins CI plugin repository.
- How to monitor APIs with Google Sheets
In this tutorial you will learn how to setup a simple API monitoring flow by using only Google Sheets spreadsheet.
- Why use Apigee api bootstrap framework?
This post describes the philosophy and details behind Apigee bootstrap framework. And why you would benefit using it for your own projects.
- Installing and configuring Jenkins Continuous Integration server
In this tutorial we learn how to install Jenkins CI server and get it ready to run jobs.
- Build API mocks with Amokjs
This tutorial guides you through the process of building and running simple API mocks with minimalistic Amockjs library.
- API gateway evaluation checklist
Questions and checklist to be evaluated before making decision which API gateway is suitable for your technology stack.
- API mocking. Most popular frameworks and libraries
This post lists the most popular API mocking tools, libraries and frameworks.
- Automate API mocking with WireMock and Terraform
In this tutorial we build the Terraform based project which allows to install, setup and destroy WireMock API mocks in automated and reusable way.