Crate Documentation

Crate is the API Toolbox for modern developers. Choose the modules you need to route traffic, manage secrets, and audit your infrastructure without vendor lock-in.

📦 Crate Platform

General documentation for the overarching Crate ecosystem, deployment methods, and the CLI.

• ☁️ Crate Cloud: Managed dashboard and advanced platform features.
• 🏠 Community Edition: Standalone, YAML-driven deployment.
• 💻 CLI Reference: Universal CLI for configuration and secrets injection.

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🚀 Gateway Module

The high-performance, in-memory proxy for your APIs. Route, limit, and transform traffic.

• 🧠 Core Concepts: Radix-tree routing, rate limiting, and security concepts.
• 🔌 Plugins: Request transformation, CORS, and AI Shield plugins.

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🔐 Secrets Module

Securely store and manage environment variables with zero-knowledge encryption.

• 📖 Overview: Architecture and key concepts for the vault.
• 🛡️ Security Deep Dive: Learn about our 3-tier key hierarchy.

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📄 Reference

• ⚙️ Configuration YAML: Unified schema for crate.yml.
• 🔑 API & Auth: Programmatic management via the Crate API.