Gateways

Zilla Platform Gateway is the runtime component where API Products are deployed & executed.

Gateways act as the entry point for API traffic within an Environment, handling routing, authentication, rate limits, and observability.

Each gateway must be attached to an environment using a bootstrap token, ensuring secure registration and trusted communication with the platform.

Attach a Gateway

To connect a Zilla Platform Gateway to an environment:

On Gateway host, set the license & bootstrap token as an environment variables.

export ZILLA_PLATFORM_LICENSE_KEY=<license>
export ZILLA_PLATFORM_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN=<token>

Run the bootstrap command on the same host to register the gateway.
```
zilla bootstrap -v --platform <platform-url>
```

Once attached, your Gateway process should start successfully