Lightweight Python API gateway for REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC, and AI APIs.
- Multi-Protocol Support: REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC, and AI APIs
- Security: User management, authentication, authorization, roles & groups
- Traffic Control: Rate limiting, throttling, dynamic routing, credits
- Caching & Storage: Redis caching, MongoDB integration, or in memory
- Validation: Request payload validation and logging
Run a local demo instance in seconds.
# Clone and launch instantly
cp .env.example .env
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.demo.yml up --build- Web UI: http://localhost:3000
- Admin:
demo@doorman.dev/DemoPassword123! - Mode: Memory mode (no external DB)
Deploy with Docker. Production mode requires Redis and MongoDB.
Copy the template and set your secrets.
cp .env.example .env
# Set: DOORMAN_ADMIN_EMAIL, DOORMAN_ADMIN_PASSWORD, JWT_SECRET_KEY- Memory (default): development and tests.
- Redis + MongoDB: production.
# Standard launch
docker compose up -d
# Production launch (Redis + MongoDB)
docker compose --profile production up -d| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
DOORMAN_ADMIN_EMAIL |
Yes | Initial administrator email |
DOORMAN_ADMIN_PASSWORD |
Yes | Admin password (min 12 chars) |
JWT_SECRET_KEY |
Yes | Secret for signing access tokens |
NEXT_PUBLIC_GATEWAY_URL |
No | Frontend API target (Defaults to same origin) |
- Redis: set
MEM_OR_EXTERNAL=REDISto enable caching/rate limiting. - MongoDB: set
MONGO_DB_HOSTS=mongo:27017(and credentials) to persist configurations and users. - Volumes: Docker-managed volumes (
doorman-generated,doorman-logs). Usedocker compose down -vto reset.
doorman/
├── backend-services/ # Python Gateway Engine (FastAPI)
├── web-client/ # Next.js Dashboard
├── user-docs/ # Technical Guides & Runbooks
├── scripts/ # Build & Maintenance tools
└── ops/ # Infrastructure & Docker config
Deep-dive into our guides for advanced setups:
Copyright © Doorman Dev, LLC Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Review the Security Hardening Guide before production deployment.

