Getting Started with STOA
Welcome to STOA Platform - The Cilium of API Management.
STOA is a modern, cloud-native API management platform built on Kubernetes, designed for multi-tenant environments with GitOps-first architecture.
What is STOA?
STOA provides:
- Multi-tenant API Gateway - Isolated namespaces per tenant with Kong-based routing
- GitOps-Driven Configuration - All configuration managed through ArgoCD + AWX
- Authentication & Authorization - Integrated Keycloak for OIDC/OAuth2
- MCP Gateway Support - Native support for Model Context Protocol
- Developer Portal - Self-service API discovery and subscription management
Quick Start
Get up and running with STOA in 5 minutes:
# Coming soon - Quick installation script
curl -sfL https://get.gostoa.dev | sh
Architecture Overview
STOA consists of several key components:
- Control Plane - API management and orchestration
- Data Plane - Kong-based API gateway per tenant
- Auth Layer - Keycloak for identity management
- GitOps Engine - ArgoCD + AWX for declarative configuration
- MCP Gateway - Model Context Protocol support
Next Steps
- Architecture Overview - Understand STOA's architecture
- Quick Start Guide - Deploy your first tenant
- Authentication Setup - Configure Keycloak OIDC
- API Reference - Explore the Control Plane API
🚧 Documentation in Progress - We're actively building out comprehensive documentation. Check back soon for updates!