System SettingsΒΆ
To fine-tune system API Firewall settings, use the following optional environment variables:
| Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|
APIFW_READ_TIMEOUT | The timeout for API Firewall to read the full request (including the body) sent to the application URL. The default value is 5s. |
APIFW_WRITE_TIMEOUT | The timeout for API Firewall to return the response to the request sent to the application URL. The default value is 5s. |
APIFW_SERVER_MAX_CONNS_PER_HOST(for PROXY and graphql modes) | The maximum number of connections that API Firewall can handle simultaneously. The default value is 512. |
APIFW_SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT (for PROXY and graphql modes) | The timeout for API Firewall to read the full response (including the body) returned to the request by the application. The default value is 5s. |
APIFW_SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT (for PROXY and graphql modes) | The timeout for API Firewall to write the full request (including the body) to the application. The default value is 5s. |
APIFW_SERVER_DIAL_TIMEOUT (for PROXY and graphql modes) | The timeout for API Firewall to connect to the application. The default value is 200ms. |
APIFW_SERVER_CLIENT_POOL_CAPACITY (for PROXY and graphql modes) | Maximum number of the fasthttp clients. The default value is 1000. |
APIFW_HEALTH_HOST | The host of the health check service. The default value is 0.0.0.0:9667. The liveness probe service path is /v1/liveness and the readiness service path is /v1/readiness. |
APIFW_READ_BUFFER_SIZE(for APIFW server) | Per-connection buffer size for request reading. This also limits the maximum header size. Increase this buffer if your clients send multi-KB RequestURIs and/or multi-KB headers (for example, BIG cookies). The default value is 8192. |
APIFW_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE(for APIFW server) | Per-connection buffer size for response writing. The default value is 8192. |
APIFW_MAX_REQUEST_BODY_SIZE(for APIFW server) | Maximum request body size. The server rejects requests with bodies exceeding this limit. The default value is 4194304. |
APIFW_DISABLE_KEEPALIVE(for APIFW server) | Disables the keep-alive connections. The server will close all the incoming connections after sending the first response to the client if this option is set to true. The default value is false. |
APIFW_MAX_CONNS_PER_IP(for APIFW server) | Maximum number of concurrent client connections allowed per IP. The default value is 0 (means "unlimited"). |
APIFW_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_CONN(for APIFW server) | Maximum number of requests served per connection. The server closes the connection after the last request. The Connection: close header is added to the last response. The default value is 0 (means "unlimited"). |
APIFW_SERVER_READ_BUFFER_SIZE(for HTTP client sending requests) | Per-connection buffer size for request reading. This also limits the maximum header size. The default value is 8192. |
APIFW_SERVER_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE(for HTTP client sending requests) | Per-connection buffer size for response writing. The default value is 8192. |
APIFW_SERVER_MAX_RESPONSE_BODY_SIZE(for HTTP client sending requests) | Maximum response body size. The default value is 0 (means "unlimited"). |