Deploy Kong CE, Traefik, or Nginx as a self-hosted API gateway. Rate limiting, JWT authentication, SSL termination, and request routing — no AWS API Gateway per-million-request billing.
AWS API Gateway charges $3.50/million requests. 100M requests/month = $350/mo just for gateway. Kong CE on a $7/mo VPS handles billions of requests at flat monthly cost with full routing and auth control.
AWS API Gateway: $3.50/1M requests = $350/mo at 100M req. Kong CE on a $7/mo VPS: unlimited requests at flat cost. The savings fund multiple engineering salaries.
Route by path, header, host, or method. Weighted routing for A/B testing. Canary deployments sending 10% traffic to new version. Full routing logic without custom Lambda authorizers.
JWT auth, API key auth, OAuth 2.0, rate limiting per consumer, IP restriction, and request transformation — enterprise API gateway features at flat VPS cost.
Let's Encrypt for all API domains at the gateway. Backend services communicate over HTTP internally — simplified certificate management for microservices.
Everything you need — installed and configured on your VPS in minutes.
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AMD Ryzen CPUs, DDR5 RAM, NVMe SSD, and 10 Gbps network — the infrastructure your workload deserves.
Service/route management, rate limiting, JWT/API key/OAuth auth, request transformation, IP restriction, CORS — enterprise API gateway features at no per-request cost.
AWS API Gateway: $3.50/1M + $0.09/GB. Kong on $7/mo VPS: unlimited calls, unlimited GB — the gateway cost becomes negligible and completely predictable.
Traefik reads Docker labels and configures routing automatically. Deploy a new microservice container — Traefik routes traffic immediately with Let's Encrypt SSL provisioned in seconds.
Kong limits per API key, per IP, or globally. Free tier: 100/min, Pro tier: 1000/min, Enterprise: unlimited. Different limits per consumer — no WAF or Shield additional costs.
Kong request-transformer adds headers and rewrites paths. Response-transformer strips sensitive headers. Decouple client contracts from backend implementation.
One Let's Encrypt certificate per API domain at the gateway. Backend services HTTP-only on internal Docker network. One renewal covers all services.
See how Host4Fun Cloud VPS stacks up against the alternatives.
| Feature | Host4Fun VPS | AWS API Gateway | Apigee | Azure APIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per-Request Cost | Flat $7/mo | $3.50/1M | $0.03/1K | $0.035/1K |
| Rate Limiting | ||||
| JWT Auth | ||||
| Monthly Cost (100M req) | $7/mo flat | $350+/mo | $3,000+ | $3,500+ |
What developers and teams are building.
Route external requests to internal microservices. Centralized auth, rate limiting, and SSL for all services — no per-service implementation.
Kong consumer management for B2B API keys. Per-customer rate limits, usage tracking, and access policies.
Route 90% to stable, 10% to new version. Gradually shift traffic as confidence grows — gateway-level traffic splitting.
$500-5000/mo AWS API Gateway → Kong CE on VPS. Same features, 98%+ cost reduction.
Learn routing, auth, rate limiting, and observability patterns on real Kong or Traefik.
JWT validation, API keys, IP allowlisting at gateway — before requests reach backend services.
All plans include AMD Ryzen CPU, DDR5 RAM, NVMe SSD, DDoS protection, and free SSL. No hidden fees.
Deploy close to your users for the lowest possible latency.
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Kong: richest plugin ecosystem, consumer management — best for enterprise API management. Traefik: auto-discovers Docker containers, built-in Let's Encrypt — best for microservices. Nginx: highest performance, most flexible config — best for custom routing.
Basic ($7/mo, 2 GB DDR5) handles Kong CE + PostgreSQL for moderate traffic. Professional ($14/mo, 4 vCPU) for high-throughput gateways with many plugins.
Configure the rate-limiting plugin on a service or route. Set limits per minute/hour/day. Applies per consumer or per IP. Requests over limit receive 429. Redis backend for distributed rate limit state.
Kong CE is open source (Apache 2.0) and fully production-ready. Enterprise adds: RBAC UI, advanced analytics, and commercial support. CE covers 95%+ of use cases.
Export API Gateway routes and authorizers. Convert to Kong services/routes and JWT plugins. Apply via Kong's declarative config (deck). Test on VPS, then switch DNS.
Yes — used by thousands of companies in production. Fully featured for routing, auth, and rate limiting without Enterprise license.
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