Install the Gateway

Docker

The fastest way to try it locally.

docker run -p 8080:8080 \
  -e VAULTPLANE_PROVIDER_OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
  ghcr.io/vaultplane/gateway:latest

Helm

For Kubernetes deployments.

helm repo add vaultplane https://charts.vaultplane.com
helm install gateway vaultplane/gateway

Binary

A single static binary, no runtime deps.

curl -fsSL https://get.vaultplane.com/gateway | sh
gateway serve --config ./gateway.yaml

Configuration basics

Virtual keys

Issue scoped keys to apps and teams without sharing provider credentials.

gateway keys create --name billing-app --providers openai,anthropic

Providers

Point the Gateway at commercial and self-hosted models.

providers:
  - name: openai
    type: openai
    api_key: ${OPENAI_API_KEY}
  - name: local-llama
    type: openai-compatible
    base_url: http://localhost:11434/v1

Observability

Export traces and metrics to any OTLP endpoint.

otel:
  exporter: otlp
  endpoint: http://localhost:4317

Verify your install

Confirm the Gateway is up and routing.

curl http://localhost:8080/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VAULTPLANE_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"gpt-4o-mini","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"ping"}]}'

Next steps

• Gateway overview · features and architecture
• Documentation · configuration, policies, plugins
• GitHub · source, issues, releases