Spring Cloud Gateway provides various configuration options so that you can customize and tune its behavior according to your needs. Here are some common configuration options:
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Routing Configuration: You can use
spring.cloud.gateway.routesproperties to configure routing rules for the gateway. By defining routing rules, you can map incoming requests to the appropriate backend services. -
Load balancing configuration: You can configure the load balancing strategy used by the gateway so that requests can be distributed among multiple backend service instances. Properties can be used
spring.cloud.gateway.loadbalancer.*for related configuration. -
Filter configuration: The gateway uses a chain of filters to process incoming requests and responses. You can configure the order of the filters, add custom filters, and adjust the parameters of the filters. Properties can be used
spring.cloud.gateway.filter.*for related configuration. -
TLS/SSL configuration: If your gateway needs HTTPS communication with backend services, you can configure TLS/SSL related properties, such as trusted certificates, handshake timeout, etc. Properties can be used
spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.*for related configuration. -
Monitoring and metrics configuration: You can enable the gateway's monitoring and metrics feature to collect and display statistics about request traffic, performance, and errors. Related configuration can be done using
spring.cloud.gateway.metrics.*and properties.spring.cloud.gateway.actuator.* -
Authentication and authorization configuration: If your gateway needs authentication and authorization, you can configure related authentication and authorization strategies, such as JWT token-based authentication, OAuth2 authorization, etc.
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High availability and fault tolerance configuration: You can configure the gateway to achieve high availability and fault tolerance, such as using service registration and discovery for dynamic routing,