Getting Started with AI Gateway

This guide will walk you through setting up and configuring your first AI Gateway instance. By following these steps, you'll learn how to:

1. Get AI Gateway

   • Choose your installation method
   • Set up your environment
   • Verify the installation

2. Create Your First Gateway

   • Configure a basic gateway
   • Understand gateway settings
   • Test the gateway configuration

3. Configure an Upstream

   • Set up an OpenAI upstream
   • Configure health checks
   • Test the connection

4. Configure a Service

   • Create a service
   • Link it to your upstream
   • Verify the service configuration

5. Create Rules

   • Define routing rules
   • Configure path matching
   • Test the routing

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

• Docker installed (for container deployment)
• curl or another HTTP client for testing
• Basic understanding of HTTP and APIs
• Access to an AI model provider (e.g., OpenAI API key)

Time to Complete

This guide should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

What You'll Build

By the end of this guide, you'll have:

• A running AI Gateway instance
• A configured upstream pointing to OpenAI
• A service with proper routing
• Basic security and rate limiting
• Monitoring setup

Next Steps

Ready to begin? Start with Installing AI Gateway.