mcp-gateway

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MCP Gateway is a reverse proxy and management layer for MCP servers, enabling scalable, session-aware stateful routing and lifecycle management of MCP servers in Kubernetes environments.

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# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-gateway

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd mcp-gateway

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Docker

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --name registry registry:2.7

Runs the built image as an actual container.

docker build -f sample-servers/mcp-example/Dockerfile sample-servers/mcp-example -t localhost:5000/mcp-example:1.0.0

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

docker push localhost:5000/mcp-example:1.0.0

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

docker build -f sample-servers/tool-example/Dockerfile sample-servers/tool-example -t localhost:5000/weather-tool:1.0.0

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

docker push localhost:5000/weather-tool:1.0.0

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. .NET

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • .NET SDK The SDK required for the dotnet command.
dotnet publish dotnet/Microsoft.McpGateway.Service/src/Microsoft.McpGateway.Service.csproj -c Release /p:PublishProfile=localhost_5000.pubxml

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

dotnet publish dotnet/Microsoft.McpGateway.Tools/src/Microsoft.McpGateway.Tools.csproj -c Release /p:PublishProfile=localhost_5000.pubxml

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

βœ… After dotnet run, check the message or address shown in the terminal.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
cd portal

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

βœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

5. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
pip install -r sample-servers/mcp-example/requirements.txt

Installs the Python libraries listed in requirements.txt (or similar).

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Runs the Python script (or module).

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

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