Concepts
This section provides an overview of the deployment options for webMethods API Gateway. Choose a deployment option that best fits your business needs.
On-Premise Deployment Options
You can deploy on-premise instances of webMethods API Gateway on containers and virtual machines.
Note: Running webMethods API Gateway in containers is optimal as you can leverage container
orchestration platforms like Kubernetes to orchestrate your deployment, although deployment on
virtual machines are supported.
Cloud Deployment Options
You can deploy webMethods API Gateway on the cloud in two ways: either on the SaaS cloud or your
private cloud.
- If you choose the SaaS cloud, IBM hosts and maintains webMethods API Gateway, and manages the infrastructure, which is also the recommended deployment option. Alternatively, you can choose to deploy webMethods API Gateway on a private cloud, which is also fully supported.
- If you choose to deploy webMethods API Gateway on a private cloud, you can run the application in containers or on virtual machines. Running webMethods API Gateway in containers is favorable as the containers can be orchestrated with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.