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From: =?UTF-8?q?Bj=C3=B6rn=20Benouarets?= <bbenouarets@proton.me>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 18:37:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] init: Initial commit

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 .docs/configuration.md  | 203 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 .docs/deployment.md     | 267 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 .docs/development.md    | 185 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 .docs/index.md          |  45 +++++++
 .docs/usage.md          | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 .gitignore              |  45 +++++++
 CLAUDE.md               | 103 ++++++++++++++++
 Dockerfile              |  33 +++++
 README.md               |   1 +
 app/config/config.go    |  11 ++
 app/config/file.go      |  60 +++++++++
 app/config/types.go     |  57 +++++++++
 app/go.mod              |   9 ++
 app/go.sum              |   8 ++
 app/handlers/route.go   |   1 +
 app/main.go             |  29 +++++
 app/middlewares/auth.go |  61 +++++++++
 app/middlewares/waf.go  |  27 ++++
 app/res/error.go        |  21 ++++
 app/server/gateway.go   |  67 ++++++++++
 app/server/proxy.go     |  42 +++++++
 app/server/routes.go    |  85 +++++++++++++
 docker-compose.yml      |  11 ++
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diff --git a/.docs/architecture.md b/.docs/architecture.md
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+# Architecture
+
+## System Overview
+
+The SecNex API Gateway follows a modular architecture with clear separation of concerns. The system is built using the chi/v5 HTTP router and implements a middleware pipeline pattern.
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                         Client Request                       │
+└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┘
+                          │
+                          ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                    Gateway (chi Router)                      │
+│  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
+│  │              Middleware Pipeline                      │  │
+│  │  ┌────────────┐  ┌────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐   │  │
+│  │  │ Request ID │→ │ Real IP    │→ │ Logger        │   │  │
+│  │  └────────────┘  └────────────┘  └──────────────┘   │  │
+│  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
+└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┘
+                          │
+                          ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                      Route Handler                          │
+│  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
+│  │            Per-Route Middleware Chain                 │  │
+│  │  ┌────────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌──────────────┐      │  │
+│  │  │ Strip      │→ │ WAF     │→ │ Auth         │      │  │
+│  │  │ Prefix     │  │ Filter  │  │ Middleware   │      │  │
+│  │  └────────────┘  └─────────┘  └──────────────┘      │  │
+│  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
+└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┘
+                          │
+                          ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│              Reverse Proxy (httputil.ReverseProxy)          │
+│                         │                                   │
+│                         ▼                                   │
+│                   Backend Service                           │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+## Component Architecture
+
+### Directory Structure
+
+```
+app/
+├── main.go              # Application entry point
+├── config/              # Configuration management
+│   ├── config.go        # Config interface
+│   ├── file.go          # File-based config loader
+│   └── types.go         # Configuration type definitions
+├── server/              # Core server components
+│   ├── gateway.go       # Main gateway server
+│   ├── routes.go        # Route handler creation
+│   └── proxy.go         # Host-based virtual hosting
+├── middlewares/         # HTTP middleware
+│   ├── auth.go          # Authentication middleware
+│   └── waf.go           # Web Application Firewall
+├── handlers/            # Request handlers
+│   └── route.go         # Route handlers (placeholder)
+└── res/                 # HTTP responses
+    └── error.go         # Error response utilities
+```
+
+### Core Components
+
+#### Gateway (`server/gateway.go`)
+
+The Gateway is the main server component that:
+- Initializes the chi router
+- Applies global middleware (request_id, real_ip, logger)
+- Registers route handlers
+- Starts the HTTP server
+
+#### Routes (`server/routes.go`)
+
+The Routes component creates handlers for each configured route:
+1. Finds the matching API backend target
+2. Creates a reverse proxy using `httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy`
+3. Optionally strips prefix from the request path
+4. Applies middleware chain: WAF → Auth
+
+#### Configuration (`config/`)
+
+Configuration is loaded from YAML and provides:
+- Gateway settings (host, port, features)
+- Route definitions with security policies
+- API backend targets
+- Proxy configurations for virtual hosting
+
+## Middleware Chain
+
+### Global Middleware
+
+Applied to all requests via chi middleware:
+
+| Feature | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `request_id` | Adds unique request ID to context |
+| `real_ip` | Determines the real client IP |
+| `logger` | Logs HTTP requests |
+
+### Per-Route Middleware
+
+Applied in order to each route handler:
+
+1. **StripPrefix** - Removes specified prefix from request path before proxying
+2. **WAF** - Filters requests based on HTTP method
+3. **Auth** - Validates authentication credentials
+
+## Request Flow
+
+1. **Client Request** → Gateway receives HTTP request
+2. **Global Middleware** → Request ID, Real IP, Logging applied
+3. **Route Matching** → Chi matches route pattern (e.g., `/api/v1/dev/*`)
+4. **Per-Route Middleware** → StripPrefix → WAF → Auth
+5. **Reverse Proxy** → Request forwarded to backend API
+6. **Response** → Backend response returned to client
+
+## Authentication Flow
+
+The authentication middleware supports path-based filtering:
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────┐
+│   Include Set?      │
+└──────────┬──────────┘
+           │
+     ┌─────┴─────┐
+     │ Yes       │ No
+     ▼           ▼
+┌─────────┐  ┌─────────────┐
+│ Match   │  │ Exclude     │
+│ Include?│  │ Set?        │
+└────┬────┘  └──────┬──────┘
+     │              │
+  ┌──┴──┐        ┌──┴──┐
+  │Yes  │No      │Yes  │No
+  ▼     ▼        ▼     ▼
+┌────┐┌────┐  ┌────┐┌────┐
+│Auth││Skip│  │Skip││Auth│
+└────┘└────┘  └────┘└────┘
+```
+
+## Configuration Flow
+
+1. Load `gateway.yaml` via `config.NewFileConfig()`
+2. Parse YAML into `Configuration` struct
+3. Create Gateway with configuration
+4. Create Routes from route definitions and API targets
+5. Register handlers with chi router
+6. Start HTTP server
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+# Configuration
+
+The gateway is configured via a single YAML file (`gateway.yaml`). This document describes all available configuration options.
+
+## Configuration File Structure
+
+```yaml
+gateway:
+  host: "0.0.0.0"
+  port: 8080
+  features:
+    - request_id
+    - real_ip
+    - logger
+
+proxies:
+  - id: "proxy-id"
+    host: "example.com"
+    target: "http://backend:3000"
+
+apis:
+  - id: "api-id"
+    target: "https://api.example.com"
+
+routes:
+  - id: "route-id"
+    path: "/api/v1/*"
+    strip_prefix:
+      enabled: true
+      prefix: "/api/v1"
+    security:
+      auth:
+        enabled: true
+        type: "api_key"
+        header: "X-Api-Key"
+        path:
+          include: []
+          exclude: []
+      waf:
+        enabled: true
+        methods: ["GET", "POST"]
+```
+
+## Sections
+
+### Gateway
+
+Global gateway configuration.
+
+| Field | Type | Description | Default |
+|-------|------|-------------|---------|
+| `host` | string | Host address to bind to | Required |
+| `port` | integer | Port number | Required |
+| `features` | array | Global middleware features | Required |
+
+#### Features
+
+Available global features:
+
+| Feature | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `request_id` | Adds unique request ID to each request |
+| `real_ip` | Determines real client IP from headers |
+| `logger` | Logs all HTTP requests |
+
+### Proxies
+
+Virtual hosting configuration for host-based routing.
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | string | Unique proxy identifier |
+| `host` | string | Domain/host name to match |
+| `target` | string | Backend URL to proxy to |
+
+### APIs
+
+Backend service definitions referenced by routes.
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | string | Unique API identifier (referenced by routes) |
+| `target` | string | Backend URL |
+
+### Routes
+
+Route definitions with security policies.
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | string | Unique route identifier (must match API ID) |
+| `path` | string | Chi route pattern (e.g., `/api/v1/*`) |
+| `strip_prefix` | object | Prefix stripping configuration |
+| `security` | object | Security policies (auth, WAF) |
+
+#### Strip Prefix
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `enabled` | boolean | Enable prefix stripping |
+| `prefix` | string | Prefix to remove from path |
+
+#### Security
+
+##### Authentication
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `enabled` | boolean | Enable authentication |
+| `type` | string | Auth type (`api_key`, `session`, etc.) |
+| `header` | string | Header name to validate |
+| `path` | object | Path-based filtering |
+
+##### Auth Path Filtering
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `include` | array | Paths that require auth (empty = all) |
+| `exclude` | array | Paths that skip auth |
+
+**Include/Exclude Logic:**
+- If `include` is set → only matching paths require auth
+- If `include` is empty → all paths require auth except `exclude`
+
+Wildcards (`*`) are supported in path patterns.
+
+##### WAF (Web Application Firewall)
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `enabled` | boolean | Enable WAF |
+| `methods` | array | Allowed HTTP methods (`["*"]` for all) |
+
+## Example Configurations
+
+### Public API (No Auth)
+
+```yaml
+routes:
+  - id: "public-api"
+    path: "/public/*"
+    strip_prefix:
+      enabled: true
+      prefix: "/public"
+    security:
+      auth:
+        enabled: false
+      waf:
+        enabled: true
+        methods: ["GET", "POST"]
+```
+
+### Protected API with API Key
+
+```yaml
+routes:
+  - id: "protected-api"
+    path: "/api/v1/*"
+    strip_prefix:
+      enabled: true
+      prefix: "/api/v1"
+    security:
+      auth:
+        enabled: true
+        type: "api_key"
+        header: "X-Api-Key"
+      waf:
+        enabled: true
+        methods: ["*"]
+```
+
+### Mixed Auth (Path-based)
+
+```yaml
+routes:
+  - id: "mixed-api"
+    path: "/api/*"
+    security:
+      auth:
+        enabled: true
+        header: "Authorization"
+        path:
+          include: ["/api/admin/*", "/api/users/*/profile"]
+          exclude: ["/api/health", "/api/public/*"]
+      waf:
+        enabled: true
+        methods: ["*"]
+```
+
+## Configuration Loading
+
+The gateway loads configuration from a file path relative to the binary:
+
+```go
+cfg, err := config.NewFileConfig("../gateway.yaml")
+```
+
+For Docker deployments, mount the config file:
+
+```yaml
+volumes:
+  - ./gateway.yaml:/app/gateway.yaml:ro
+```
diff --git a/.docs/deployment.md b/.docs/deployment.md
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+# Deployment
+
+## Docker Deployment
+
+### Using Docker Compose (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+This will:
+1. Pull the image `git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway:latest`
+2. Build locally if the image cannot be pulled
+3. Start the gateway on port 8080
+
+### Manual Docker Build
+
+```bash
+# Build the image
+docker build -t secnex-gateway .
+
+# Run the container
+docker run -d \
+  -p 8080:8080 \
+  -v $(pwd)/gateway.yaml:/app/gateway.yaml:ro \
+  --name gateway \
+  secnex-gateway
+```
+
+### Docker Image from Registry
+
+```bash
+docker pull git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway:latest
+docker run -d \
+  -p 8080:8080 \
+  -v $(pwd)/gateway.yaml:/app/gateway.yaml:ro \
+  --name gateway \
+  git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway:latest
+```
+
+## Configuration Management
+
+### Production Configuration
+
+Create a production-specific `gateway.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+gateway:
+  host: "0.0.0.0"
+  port: 8080
+  features:
+    - request_id
+    - real_ip
+    - logger
+
+# ... rest of configuration
+```
+
+### Environment-Specific Configs
+
+Use multiple config files:
+
+```bash
+# Development
+docker run -v $(pwd)/gateway.dev.yaml:/app/gateway.yaml ...
+
+# Production
+docker run -v $(pwd)/gateway.prod.yaml:/app/gateway.yaml ...
+```
+
+## Kubernetes Deployment
+
+### Deployment Manifest
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: api-gateway
+spec:
+  replicas: 3
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: api-gateway
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: api-gateway
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: gateway
+        image: git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway:latest
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: config
+          mountPath: /app/gateway.yaml
+          subPath: gateway.yaml
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: "128Mi"
+            cpu: "100m"
+          limits:
+            memory: "256Mi"
+            cpu: "500m"
+      volumes:
+      - name: config
+        configMap:
+          name: gateway-config
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: gateway-config
+data:
+  gateway.yaml: |
+    gateway:
+      host: "0.0.0.0"
+      port: 8080
+      features:
+        - request_id
+        - real_ip
+        - logger
+    # ... rest of configuration
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: api-gateway
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: api-gateway
+  ports:
+  - port: 80
+    targetPort: 8080
+  type: LoadBalancer
+```
+
+### Apply to Kubernetes
+
+```bash
+kubectl apply -f k8s-deployment.yaml
+```
+
+## Health Checks
+
+The gateway provides a health check endpoint:
+
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8080/_/health
+```
+
+### Kubernetes Liveness/Readiness Probes
+
+```yaml
+livenessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /_/health
+    port: 8080
+  initialDelaySeconds: 5
+  periodSeconds: 10
+
+readinessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /_/health
+    port: 8080
+  initialDelaySeconds: 5
+  periodSeconds: 5
+```
+
+## Reverse Proxy Setup
+
+### Nginx Reverse Proxy
+
+```nginx
+upstream gateway {
+    server localhost:8080;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name api.example.com;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://gateway;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Monitoring
+
+### Log Collection
+
+Logs are output in JSON format. Configure your log collector:
+
+**Fluentd example:**
+```xml
+<source>
+  @type tail
+  path /var/log/containers/gateway*.log
+  pos_file /var/log/gateway.log.pos
+  tag gateway.*
+  <parse>
+    @type json
+  </parse>
+</source>
+```
+
+### Metrics
+
+Consider adding Prometheus metrics for production deployments:
+- Request count by route
+- Response time histograms
+- Error rates
+- Backend connection status
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+### Production Checklist
+
+- [ ] Use TLS/HTTPS in production
+- [ ] Restrict gateway configuration file permissions
+- [ ] Use secrets management for API keys
+- [ ] Enable rate limiting
+- [ ] Configure WAF rules appropriately
+- [ ] Regular security updates
+- [ ] Log monitoring and alerting
+- [ ] Backup configuration files
+
+### TLS Termination
+
+Options for TLS:
+1. **At the gateway** - Configure Go server with TLS
+2. **At reverse proxy** - Use Nginx/HAProxy with TLS
+3. **At cloud load balancer** - Use AWS ALB, GCP LB, etc.
+
+## Scaling
+
+### Horizontal Scaling
+
+Run multiple instances behind a load balancer:
+
+```yaml
+# docker-compose.yml
+services:
+  gateway:
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 3
+```
+
+### Resource Limits
+
+Configure appropriate resource limits:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  limits:
+    memory: "512Mi"
+    cpu: "1000m"
+  reservations:
+    memory: "256Mi"
+    cpu: "500m"
+```
diff --git a/.docs/development.md b/.docs/development.md
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+# Development
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Go 1.25.5 or later
+- Git
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+```bash
+git clone git.secnex.io/secnex/gateway.git
+cd gateway
+```
+
+2. Install dependencies:
+```bash
+cd app
+go mod download
+```
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+gateway/
+├── app/                    # Application source code
+│   ├── main.go             # Entry point
+│   ├── config/             # Configuration management
+│   ├── server/             # Core server components
+│   ├── middlewares/        # HTTP middleware
+│   ├── handlers/           # Request handlers
+│   └── res/                # Response utilities
+├── .docs/                  # Documentation
+├── gateway.yaml            # Configuration file
+├── Dockerfile              # Docker image definition
+├── docker-compose.yml      # Docker Compose configuration
+└── .gitignore              # Git ignore rules
+```
+
+## Running Locally
+
+```bash
+cd app
+go run main.go
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+```bash
+# Run all tests
+go test ./...
+
+# Run tests with coverage
+go test -cover ./...
+
+# Run tests for specific package
+go test ./config
+go test ./server
+go test ./middlewares
+```
+
+## Building
+
+```bash
+# Build binary
+cd app
+go build -o gateway main.go
+
+# Build for Linux
+GOOS=linux go build -o gateway-linux main.go
+
+# Build for macOS (ARM64)
+GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -o gateway-darwin-arm64 main.go
+```
+
+## Code Style
+
+- Follow standard Go conventions
+- Use `gofmt` for formatting
+- Keep functions focused and small
+- Add comments for exported types and functions
+- Use meaningful variable names
+
+## Adding Features
+
+### Adding a New Middleware
+
+Create a new file in `app/middlewares/`:
+
+```go
+package middlewares
+
+import "net/http"
+
+func MyMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+    return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+        // Your logic here
+        next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+    })
+}
+```
+
+Then apply it in `server/routes.go`:
+
+```go
+if route.Security.CustomMiddleware.Enabled {
+    handlers[route.Path] = middlewares.MyMiddleware(handlers[route.Path])
+}
+```
+
+### Adding a New Configuration Field
+
+1. Update `config/types.go` to add the field to the struct
+2. Update `gateway.yaml` with the new configuration
+3. Update configuration documentation in `.docs/configuration.md`
+
+### Adding a New Handler
+
+Add your handler in `app/handlers/route.go`:
+
+```go
+package handlers
+
+import "net/http"
+
+func MyCustomHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+    // Your logic here
+}
+```
+
+## Documentation
+
+When making changes to the codebase, update the relevant documentation:
+
+- **Architecture changes** → `.docs/architecture.md`
+- **Configuration changes** → `.docs/configuration.md`
+- **New features or usage changes** → `.docs/usage.md`
+- **Deployment changes** → `.docs/deployment.md`
+
+## Debugging
+
+### Enable Debug Logging
+
+Debug logging is enabled by default in `main.go`:
+
+```go
+masterlog.SetLevel(masterlog.LevelDebug)
+```
+
+### Using Delve
+
+```bash
+# Install Delve
+go install github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@latest
+
+# Debug main.go
+cd app
+dlv debug main.go
+```
+
+## Internal Module
+
+The project uses an internal Go module:
+```
+git.secnex.io/secnex/gateway
+```
+
+When importing packages within the project, use this path:
+```go
+import "git.secnex.io/secnex/gateway/config"
+```
+
+## Release Process
+
+1. Update version in documentation
+2. Tag the release:
+```bash
+git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release v1.0.0"
+git push origin v1.0.0
+```
+
+3. Build Docker image:
+```bash
+docker build -t git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway:v1.0.0 .
+```
diff --git a/.docs/index.md b/.docs/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02c2fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docs/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# SecNex API Gateway Documentation
+
+Welcome to the official documentation for the SecNex API Gateway.
+
+## Overview
+
+SecNex API Gateway is a high-performance, configurable API gateway built in Go. It provides reverse proxy capabilities with built-in security features including authentication and web application firewall (WAF) functionality.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Run locally
+cd app
+go run main.go
+
+# Run with Docker
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+## Documentation
+
+- [Architecture](./architecture.md) - System architecture and component design
+- [Configuration](./configuration.md) - Configuration reference and examples
+- [Usage](./usage.md) - How to use the gateway
+- [Development](./development.md) - Development setup and guide
+- [Deployment](./deployment.md) - Deployment instructions
+
+## Features
+
+- **Reverse Proxy** Route requests to backend services
+- **Authentication** Header-based authentication (API key, session tokens)
+- **WAF** Web Application Firewall with method filtering and IP-based access control
+- **Path-based Routing** Configurable route patterns with prefix stripping
+- **Middleware Pipeline** Extensible middleware chain for custom logic
+- **Logging** Structured logging with sensitive field pseudonymization
+
+## Health Check
+
+The gateway provides a health check endpoint:
+
+```
+GET /_/health
+```
+
+Returns `200 OK` when the gateway is running.
diff --git a/.docs/usage.md b/.docs/usage.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4596110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docs/usage.md
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+# Usage
+
+## Running the Gateway
+
+### Local Development
+
+```bash
+cd app
+go run main.go
+```
+
+The gateway will start on the configured host and port (default: `0.0.0.0:8080`).
+
+### Docker
+
+```bash
+# Pull and run (builds locally if image not available)
+docker compose up -d
+
+# View logs
+docker compose logs -f gateway
+
+# Stop
+docker compose down
+```
+
+### Build from Source
+
+```bash
+cd app
+go build -o gateway main.go
+./gateway
+```
+
+## Health Check
+
+Check if the gateway is running:
+
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8080/_/health
+```
+
+Response: `OK`
+
+## Making Requests
+
+After configuring routes in `gateway.yaml`, make requests to the gateway:
+
+```bash
+# Example: Request to a route configured at /api/v1/dev/*
+curl http://localhost:8080/api/v1/dev/users
+
+# With API key authentication
+curl -H "X-Api-Key: your-key-here" http://localhost:8080/api/v1/dev/data
+
+# With session authentication
+curl -H "Authorization: Bearer token" http://localhost:8080/api/v1/protected
+```
+
+## Route Examples
+
+### Strip Prefix Example
+
+**Configuration:**
+```yaml
+routes:
+  - id: "api"
+    path: "/api/v1/*"
+    strip_prefix:
+      enabled: true
+      prefix: "/api/v1"
+```
+
+**Request flow:**
+- Client requests: `/api/v1/users/123`
+- Gateway strips: `/api/v1`
+- Backend receives: `/users/123`
+
+### Authentication Example
+
+**Configuration:**
+```yaml
+security:
+  auth:
+    enabled: true
+    type: "api_key"
+    header: "X-Api-Key"
+```
+
+**Valid request:**
+```bash
+curl -H "X-Api-Key: secret123" http://localhost:8080/api/v1/data
+```
+
+**Invalid request (missing header):**
+```bash
+curl http://localhost:8080/api/v1/data
+# Returns: 401 Unauthorized
+```
+
+### WAF Method Filtering Example
+
+**Configuration:**
+```yaml
+security:
+  waf:
+    enabled: true
+    methods: ["GET", "POST"]
+```
+
+**Allowed:**
+```bash
+curl -X GET http://localhost:8080/api/v1/data
+curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v1/data
+```
+
+**Blocked:**
+```bash
+curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/api/v1/data
+# Returns: 403 Forbidden
+```
+
+## Logging
+
+The gateway uses structured logging via `masterlog`. Logs include:
+
+- Request ID (if enabled)
+- Client IP (if real_ip enabled)
+- Request method and path
+- Response status
+
+**Example log output:**
+```json
+{
+  "level": "info",
+  "msg": "Registering route",
+  "path": "/api/v1/dev/*"
+}
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Gateway fails to start
+
+1. Check if port is already in use:
+```bash
+lsof -i :8080
+```
+
+2. Verify configuration file exists and is valid YAML
+
+3. Check logs for detailed error messages
+
+### 401 Unauthorized
+
+- Verify auth header is included
+- Check header name matches configuration
+- Verify path is not excluded from auth
+
+### 403 Forbidden
+
+- Check WAF method configuration
+- Verify HTTP method is allowed
+
+### Backend connection errors
+
+- Verify API target URL is correct
+- Check backend service is running
+- Verify network connectivity
+
+## Performance Considerations
+
+- The gateway uses Go's `httputil.ReverseProxy` for efficient proxying
+- Keep-alive connections are reused by default
+- Consider connection pooling for high-traffic scenarios
+- Monitor memory usage with high request volumes
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af6bc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool
+*.out
+cover.html
+
+# Go workspace file
+go.work
+go.work.sum
+
+# Dependency directories
+vendor/
+
+# Build output
+/bin/
+/dist/
+
+# IDE specific files
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# Temporary files
+tmp/
+temp/
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2482c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Project Overview
+
+SecNex API Gateway is a Go-based API gateway built with chi/v5 routing. It acts as a reverse proxy with configurable security features including authentication and WAF (Web Application Firewall) capabilities.
+
+## Build and Run
+
+```bash
+cd app
+go run main.go
+```
+
+The gateway loads configuration from `gateway.yaml` (sibling to the `app/` directory).
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Directory Structure
+
+```
+app/
+├── main.go           # Entry point
+├── config/           # Configuration loading and types
+├── server/           # Gateway, routes, and proxy setup
+├── middlewares/      # Auth and WAF middleware
+├── handlers/         # Route handlers (currently empty)
+└── res/              # HTTP error responses
+```
+
+### Core Components
+
+**Gateway (`server/gateway.go`)**
+- Main server using chi/v5 router
+- Dynamically enables features via config: `request_id`, `real_ip`, `logger`
+- Registers route handlers and starts HTTP server
+
+**Routes (`server/routes.go`)**
+- Creates handlers for each route configured in `gateway.yaml`
+- For each route:
+  1. Finds the matching API backend target
+  2. Creates a reverse proxy using `httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy`
+  3. Optionally strips prefix from the request path
+  4. Applies WAF middleware (method filtering)
+  5. Applies Auth middleware (header-based authentication)
+
+**Proxy (`server/proxy.go`)**
+- Host-based virtual hosting proxy (separate from routes)
+- Maps `proxy.host` to a backend target
+- Currently unused in main.go but available
+
+**Configuration Flow**
+1. `config.NewFileConfig("../gateway.yaml")` loads YAML
+2. `server.NewGateway(cfg)` creates gateway with chi router
+3. `server.NewRoutes(cfg.GetRoutes(), cfg.GetApis())` creates handlers
+4. `gateway.SetRoutes(routes)` registers handlers
+
+### Middleware Chain (per route)
+
+Middlewares are applied in order via decorator pattern in `server/routes.go:createHandlers`:
+1. StripPrefix (if enabled) - removes prefix from path before proxying
+2. WAF - filters by HTTP method (or `["*"]` for all methods)
+3. Auth - validates presence of auth header
+
+### Key Implementation Details
+
+**Auth Middleware** (`middlewares/auth.go`)
+- Checks for presence of configured header (e.g., `X-Api-Key`, `Authorization`)
+- Path-based filtering via `include`/`exclude` patterns:
+  - If `include` is set → only those paths require auth
+  - If `include` is empty → all paths require auth except `exclude` patterns
+- Supports wildcard patterns (`*`) in path matching
+- Deletes the auth header before forwarding to backend
+
+**WAF Configuration** (`middlewares/waf.go`)
+- Currently only implements HTTP method filtering
+- `methods: ["*"]` allows all methods
+- `methods: ["GET"]` only allows GET
+
+**Route Handler Pattern**
+Each route in `gateway.yaml` must have:
+- `id` - must match an API entry
+- `path` - chi route pattern (e.g., `/api/v1/dev/*`)
+- `strip_prefix` - optional prefix removal
+- `security.auth` - optional auth middleware
+- `security.waf` - optional method filtering
+
+### Module Structure
+
+The codebase uses an internal Go module:
+```
+git.secnex.io/secnex/gateway
+```
+
+Internal imports use this path (e.g., `git.secnex.io/secnex/gateway/config`).
+
+### Logging
+
+Uses `git.secnex.io/secnex/masterlog` with:
+- JSON encoder
+- Pseudonymizer for sensitive fields (`user_id`, `email`, `ip`)
+- Debug-level logging enabled in main.go
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d20aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Build stage
+FROM golang:1.25.5-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Copy go mod files (for better caching)
+COPY app/go.mod app/go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Copy source code
+COPY app/ ./
+
+# Build the application
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o gateway .
+
+# Runtime stage
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy binary from builder
+COPY --from=builder /build/gateway .
+
+# Copy configuration
+COPY gateway.yaml .
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Run the gateway
+CMD ["./gateway"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5710737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# SecNex API Gateway
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/config/config.go b/app/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e04d41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package config
+
+type Config interface {
+	GetConfiguration() *Configuration
+	GetGatewayConfiguration() *GatewayConfiguration
+	GetFeatures() []string
+	GetRoutes() []RouteConfiguration
+	GetApis() []ApiConfiguration
+	GetHost() string
+	GetPort() int
+}
diff --git a/app/config/file.go b/app/config/file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5046ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/config/file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v3"
+)
+
+type FileConfig struct {
+	filePath string
+	config   *Configuration
+}
+
+func NewFileConfig(filePath string) (*FileConfig, error) {
+	c := &FileConfig{filePath: filePath, config: &Configuration{}}
+	if err := c.loadConfig(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) loadConfig() error {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(c.filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return yaml.Unmarshal(data, c.config)
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) GetConfiguration() *Configuration {
+	return c.config
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) GetGatewayConfiguration() *GatewayConfiguration {
+	return &c.config.Gateway
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) GetRoutes() []RouteConfiguration {
+	return c.config.Routes
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) GetProxies() []ProxyConfiguration {
+	return c.config.Proxies
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) GetHost() string {
+	return c.config.Gateway.Host
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) GetPort() int {
+	return c.config.Gateway.Port
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) GetApis() []ApiConfiguration {
+	return c.config.Apis
+}
+
+func (c *FileConfig) GetFeatures() []string {
+	return c.config.Gateway.Features
+}
diff --git a/app/config/types.go b/app/config/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10db873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/config/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package config
+
+type Configuration struct {
+	Gateway GatewayConfiguration `yaml:"gateway"`
+	Apis    []ApiConfiguration   `yaml:"apis"`
+	Routes  []RouteConfiguration `yaml:"routes"`
+	Proxies []ProxyConfiguration `yaml:"proxies"`
+}
+
+type GatewayConfiguration struct {
+	Host     string   `yaml:"host"`
+	Port     int      `yaml:"port"`
+	Features []string `yaml:"features"`
+}
+
+type RouteConfiguration struct {
+	ID          string `yaml:"id"`
+	Path        string `yaml:"path"`
+	StripPrefix struct {
+		Enabled bool   `yaml:"enabled"`
+		Prefix  string `yaml:"prefix"`
+	} `yaml:"strip_prefix"`
+	Security SecurityConfiguration `yaml:"security"`
+}
+
+type SecurityConfiguration struct {
+	Auth AuthConfiguration `yaml:"auth"`
+	WAF  WAFConfiguration  `yaml:"waf"`
+}
+
+type WAFConfiguration struct {
+	Enabled bool     `yaml:"enabled"`
+	Methods []string `yaml:"methods"`
+}
+
+type AuthConfiguration struct {
+	Enabled bool                  `yaml:"enabled"`
+	Type    string                `yaml:"type"`
+	Header  string                `yaml:"header"`
+	Path    AuthPathConfiguration `yaml:"path"`
+}
+
+type AuthPathConfiguration struct {
+	Include []string `yaml:"include"`
+	Exclude []string `yaml:"exclude"`
+}
+
+type ProxyConfiguration struct {
+	ID     string `yaml:"id"`
+	Host   string `yaml:"host"`
+	Target string `yaml:"target"`
+}
+
+type ApiConfiguration struct {
+	ID     string `yaml:"id"`
+	Target string `yaml:"target"`
+}
diff --git a/app/go.mod b/app/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3c011f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway
+
+go 1.25.5
+
+require (
+	git.secnex.io/secnex/masterlog v0.1.0
+	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4
+)
diff --git a/app/go.sum b/app/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fa15bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+git.secnex.io/secnex/masterlog v0.1.0 h1:74j9CATpfeK0lxpWIQC9ag9083akwG8khi5BwLedD8E=
+git.secnex.io/secnex/masterlog v0.1.0/go.mod h1:OnDlwEzdkKMnqY+G5O9kHdhoJ6fH1llbVdXpgSc5SdM=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4 h1:WtFKPHwlywe8Srng8j2BhOD9312j9cGUxG1SP4V2cR4=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.4/go.mod h1:X7Gx4mteadT3eDOMTsXzmI4/rwUpOwBHLpAfupzFJP0=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 h1:tfq32ie2Jv2UxXFdLJdh3jXuOzWiL1fo0bu/FbuKpbc=
+go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/app/handlers/route.go b/app/handlers/route.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ac8282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/handlers/route.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package handlers
diff --git a/app/main.go b/app/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e16178c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/config"
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/server"
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/masterlog"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	masterlog.SetLevel(masterlog.LevelDebug)
+	masterlog.AddEncoder(&masterlog.JSONEncoder{})
+	pseudonymizer := masterlog.NewPseudonymizerFromString("your-secret-key")
+	masterlog.SetPseudonymizer(pseudonymizer)
+	masterlog.AddSensitiveFields("user_id", "email", "ip")
+
+	cfg, err := config.NewFileConfig("../gateway.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		masterlog.Error("Failed to load config", map[string]interface{}{
+			"error": err,
+		})
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	gateway := server.NewGateway(cfg)
+	routes := server.NewRoutes(cfg.GetRoutes(), cfg.GetApis())
+	gateway.SetRoutes(routes)
+	gateway.Start()
+}
diff --git a/app/middlewares/auth.go b/app/middlewares/auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9078fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/middlewares/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/config"
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/res"
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/masterlog"
+)
+
+func authPathMatches(pattern, requestPath string) bool {
+	if pattern == "*" {
+		return true
+	}
+	if pattern == requestPath {
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(pattern, "*") {
+		matched, _ := path.Match(pattern, requestPath)
+		return matched
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func Auth(next http.Handler, authType string, authHeader string, authPath config.AuthPathConfiguration) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		masterlog.Debug("Auth middleware", map[string]interface{}{
+			"path":    r.URL.Path,
+			"include": authPath.Include,
+			"exclude": authPath.Exclude,
+		})
+		if len(authPath.Include) > 0 {
+			matched := false
+			for _, include := range authPath.Include {
+				if authPathMatches(include, r.URL.Path) {
+					matched = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !matched {
+				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+				return
+			}
+		} else {
+			for _, exclude := range authPath.Exclude {
+				if authPathMatches(exclude, r.URL.Path) {
+					next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if r.Header.Get(authHeader) == "" {
+			res.Unauthorized(w)
+			return
+		}
+		r.Header.Del(authHeader)
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/app/middlewares/waf.go b/app/middlewares/waf.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aea74b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/middlewares/waf.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"slices"
+
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/config"
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/res"
+)
+
+func WAF(next http.Handler, wafConfig config.WAFConfiguration) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !wafConfig.Enabled {
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		if slices.Contains(wafConfig.Methods, "*") {
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		if !slices.Contains(wafConfig.Methods, r.Method) {
+			res.Forbidden(w)
+			return
+		}
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/app/res/error.go b/app/res/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b31eed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/res/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package res
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type ErrorResponse struct {
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+	Code    int    `json:"code"`
+}
+
+func Unauthorized(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ErrorResponse{Message: "Unauthorized", Code: http.StatusUnauthorized})
+}
+
+func Forbidden(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(ErrorResponse{Message: "Forbidden", Code: http.StatusForbidden})
+}
diff --git a/app/server/gateway.go b/app/server/gateway.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d78e76a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/server/gateway.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/config"
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/masterlog"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
+)
+
+type Gateway struct {
+	router *chi.Mux
+	config config.Config
+	routes *Routes
+	proxy  *Proxy
+}
+
+func NewGateway(config config.Config) *Gateway {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+
+	for _, feature := range config.GetFeatures() {
+		switch feature {
+		case "request_id":
+			r.Use(middleware.RequestID)
+		case "real_ip":
+			r.Use(middleware.RealIP)
+		case "logger":
+			r.Use(middleware.Logger)
+		}
+	}
+
+	r.Route("/_/health", func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Get("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			w.Write([]byte("OK"))
+		})
+	})
+
+	return &Gateway{config: config, router: r, routes: nil, proxy: nil}
+}
+
+func (g *Gateway) SetRoutes(routes *Routes) {
+	g.routes = routes
+}
+
+func (g *Gateway) SetProxy(proxy *Proxy) {
+	g.proxy = proxy
+}
+
+func (g *Gateway) Start() {
+	masterlog.Info("Starting gateway", map[string]interface{}{
+		"host": g.config.GetGatewayConfiguration().Host,
+		"port": g.config.GetGatewayConfiguration().Port,
+	})
+	for path, handler := range g.routes.handlers {
+		masterlog.Info("Registering route", map[string]interface{}{
+			"path": path,
+		})
+		g.router.Handle(path, handler)
+	}
+
+	gatewayConfig := g.config.GetGatewayConfiguration()
+
+	http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", gatewayConfig.Host, gatewayConfig.Port), g.router)
+}
diff --git a/app/server/proxy.go b/app/server/proxy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9ceaf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/server/proxy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httputil"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/config"
+)
+
+type Proxy struct {
+	proxies  []config.ProxyConfiguration
+	handlers map[string]http.Handler
+}
+
+func NewProxy(proxies []config.ProxyConfiguration) *Proxy {
+	handlers := make(map[string]http.Handler)
+	for _, proxy := range proxies {
+		backend, err := url.Parse(proxy.Target)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Failed to parse proxy target: %v", err)
+		}
+		p := httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(backend)
+		originalDirector := p.Director
+		p.Director = func(r *http.Request) {
+			originalDirector(r)
+			r.Host = backend.Host
+		}
+		handlers[proxy.Host] = p
+	}
+	return &Proxy{proxies: proxies, handlers: handlers}
+}
+
+func (p *Proxy) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	handler, ok := p.handlers[r.Host]
+	if !ok {
+		http.NotFound(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+	handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+}
diff --git a/app/server/routes.go b/app/server/routes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eee3ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/server/routes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httputil"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/config"
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway/middlewares"
+	"git.secnex.io/secnex/masterlog"
+)
+
+type Routes struct {
+	routes   []config.RouteConfiguration
+	handlers map[string]http.Handler
+}
+
+func NewRoutes(routes []config.RouteConfiguration, apis []config.ApiConfiguration) *Routes {
+	handlers := createHandlers(routes, apis)
+	return &Routes{routes: routes, handlers: handlers}
+}
+
+func findApi(apis []config.ApiConfiguration, id string) *config.ApiConfiguration {
+	for _, api := range apis {
+		if api.ID == id {
+			return &api
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func createHandlers(routes []config.RouteConfiguration, apis []config.ApiConfiguration) map[string]http.Handler {
+	handlers := make(map[string]http.Handler)
+	for _, route := range routes {
+		masterlog.Debug("Creating handler for route", map[string]interface{}{
+			"path": route.Path,
+			"id":   route.ID,
+		})
+		api := findApi(apis, route.ID)
+		if api == nil {
+			log.Fatalf("API not found: %s", route.ID)
+			continue
+		}
+		backendUrl, err := url.Parse(
+			api.Target,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Failed to parse backend URL: %v", err)
+		}
+		proxy := httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(backendUrl)
+		handlers[route.Path] = proxy
+		if route.StripPrefix.Enabled {
+			masterlog.Debug("Stripping prefix", map[string]interface{}{
+				"id":     route.ID,
+				"path":   route.Path,
+				"prefix": route.StripPrefix.Prefix,
+			})
+			handlers[route.Path] = http.StripPrefix(route.StripPrefix.Prefix, handlers[route.Path])
+		}
+		if route.Security.WAF.Enabled {
+			masterlog.Debug("Applying WAF middleware", map[string]interface{}{
+				"id":      route.ID,
+				"path":    route.Path,
+				"methods": route.Security.WAF.Methods,
+			})
+			handlers[route.Path] = middlewares.WAF(handlers[route.Path], route.Security.WAF)
+		}
+		if route.Security.Auth.Enabled {
+			masterlog.Debug("Applying auth middleware", map[string]interface{}{
+				"id":     route.ID,
+				"path":   route.Path,
+				"type":   route.Security.Auth.Type,
+				"header": route.Security.Auth.Header,
+			})
+			handlers[route.Path] = middlewares.Auth(
+				handlers[route.Path],
+				route.Security.Auth.Type,
+				route.Security.Auth.Header,
+				route.Security.Auth.Path,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+	return handlers
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ed43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+services:
+  gateway:
+    image: git.secnex.io/secnex/api-gateway:latest
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - ./gateway.yaml:/app/gateway.yaml:ro
+    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/gateway.yaml b/gateway.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37387a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+gateway:
+  host: "0.0.0.0"
+  port: 8080
+  features:
+    - request_id
+    - real_ip
+    - logger
+
+proxies:
+  - id: "secnex-dev"
+    host: "dev.secnex.io"
+    target: "http://localhost:3003"
+
+apis:
+  - id: "secnex-dev"
+    target: "https://httpbin.org"
+  - id: "secnex-public"
+    target: "https://httpbin.org"
+
+routes:
+  - id: "secnex-dev"
+    path: "/api/v1/dev/*"
+    strip_prefix:
+      enabled: true
+      prefix: "/api/v1/dev"
+    security:
+      auth:
+        enabled: true
+        type: "api_key"
+        header: "X-Api-Key"
+        path:
+          include: []
+          exclude: []
+      waf:
+        enabled: true
+        methods: ["*"]
+        ip_addresses:
+          allow:
+            - "127.0.0.1"
+          block:
+            - "127.0.0.2"
+  - id: "secnex-public"
+    path: "/api/v1/public/*"
+    strip_prefix:
+      enabled: true
+      prefix: "/api/v1/public"
+    security:
+      auth:
+        enabled: false
+        type: "session"
+        header: "Authorization"
+        path:
+          include: []
+          exclude: []
+      waf:
+        enabled: true
+        methods: ["GET"]
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