Install API7 Enterprise

This tutorial walks you through installing API7 Enterprise in Docker using the quickstart script.

The installation will include the API7 Enterprise components, data plane, control plane, dashboard, and external components, PostgreSQL and Prometheus, for managing configuration and monitoring, respectively.

tip

In this guide, a containerized all-in-one solution for Proof of Concept (PoC) tests is provided, including PostgreSQL and Prometheus. This eliminates the need for manual database and monitoring setup, streamlining your PoC process.

For production deployments, API7 Enterprise also supports MySQL and OceanBase in place of PostgreSQL. Please contact API7 experts to get solutions for high availability and scalability.

Prerequisites

• Install Docker and Docker Compose. It is recommended to use 3.10.0-927 or higher versions. It is known that 3.10.0-327 or previous versions are incompatible.
• Install cURL.
• Obtain a 30-day free trial license.
• Operating system: It is recommended to use Linux CentOS 7.6 or higher versions. It is known that Linux CentOS 7.2 or previous versions are incompatible.

Install API7 Enterprise

curl -sL "https://run.api7.ai/api7/quickstart" | bash

You should see the following response:

✔ Container api7-ee-postgresql
✔ Container api7-ee-prometheus
✔ Container api7-ee-api7-ee-dashboard
✔ Container api7-ee-api7-ee-dp-manager
✔ Container api7-ee-api7-ee-gateway
...
✔ API7-EE is ready!

Activate API7 Enterprise

1. Visit the API7 Enterprise Dashboard at http://localhost:7080/login and log in with the default username admin and password admin.

2. Select the license that you want to upload and then click Upload to activate API7 Enterprise.

Stop API7 Enterprise

If you have done testing API7 Enterprise, you can stop API7 Enterprise using the following command under the api7-ee directory:

bash run.sh stop

Next Steps

1. Follow the getting started tutorials to learn more about using API7 Enterprise.
2. Deploy API7 Enterprise in a highly available configuration.
3. Book a meeting with API7 experts to start using API7 Enterprise in production.