Prerequisites

• An Authentication Method.
  Make sure it has the right access permission to create and manage Secrets, Keys & Targets.

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Tip

The following example uses the account default Authentication Method. Using the account owner's email and password which has superuser privileges on the account.

• A Linux or a Windows machine with Docker engine installed.

• Network connection to Akeyless SaaS Core Services from your machine.

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Note

Make sure that this server is not globally opened to the public network. Akeyless Gateway requires only connections to Akeyless SaaS Core Services.

The following ports need to be open on the server only for internal network access:

Installation

To install a standalone instance of Akeyless Gateway, run the following command:

docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -p 8200:8200 -p 18888:18888 -p 8080:8080 -p 8081:8081 -p 5696:5696 --name akeyless-gw akeyless/base

After executing the above command, a new container named akeyless-gw should run on Docker (use docker ps for confirmation). It contains a single instance of Akeyless Gateway.

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Info

In this example, the Gateway was installed without a default Authentication Method as part of the installation. thus the first Authentication Method that will be used to log in. Will become the admin user on this Gateway.

For further installation options, visit the Advanсed Configuration page.

Initial Configuration

To configure your Gateway:

1. On your browser, navigate to http://Your-Akeyless-Gateway-URL:8000.

2. Enter your credentials to log in.