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Higress

Next-generation cloud-native API gateway and AI application proxy based on Envoy and Istio.

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LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub stars3.8k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Ai Llm Load BalancerIstio Ingress ControllerCloud Native Api GatewayDevops InfrastructureWasm Plugin Proxy
Overview

Why consider Higress?

Higress is an open-source cloud-native API gateway created by Alibaba. Built on Envoy and Istio, it combines traffic ingress routing, microservice governance, Wasm plugin extensions, and OpenAI-compatible LLM multi-provider load balancing.

Guided learning

Learn Higress by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Higress

Higress handles Kubernetes ingress traffic and provides multi-tenant AI model proxying with Wasm plugins.

Quickstart

bash
1curl -fsSL https://higress.io/standalone/get-higress.sh | bash -s -- -c

Access the Higress console on port 8080 to configure route rules, AI token rate limits, and SSL termination.

Higress is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

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Higress FAQs

Higress is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Higress is listed under the Apache-2.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Higress is listed as an alternative to Envoy Gateway. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.