title: Restify
description: Setting up Apollo Server with Restify
This is the Restify integration of Apollo Server. Apollo Server is a community-maintained open-source Apollo Server that works with all Node.js HTTP server frameworks: Express, Connect, Hapi, Koa and Restify. Read the docs.
npm install apollo-server-restify
Usage
import restify from 'restify';
import { graphqlRestify, graphiqlRestify } from 'apollo-server-restify';
const PORT = 3000;
const server = restify.createServer({
title: 'Apollo Server',
});
const graphQLOptions = { schema: myGraphQLSchema };
server.use(restify.plugins.bodyParser());
server.use(restify.plugins.queryParser());
server.post('/graphql', graphqlRestify(graphQLOptions));
server.get('/graphql', graphqlRestify(graphQLOptions));
server.get('/graphiql', graphiqlRestify({ endpointURL: '/graphql' }));
server.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Listening on ${PORT}`));
Principles
Apollo Server is built with the following principles in mind:
- By the community, for the community: Apollo Server's development is driven by the needs of developers
- Simplicity: by keeping things simple, Apollo Server is easier to use, easier to contribute to, and more secure
- Performance: Apollo Server is well-tested and production-ready - no modifications needed
Anyone is welcome to contribute to Apollo Server, just read CONTRIBUTING.md, take a look at the roadmap and make your first PR!
Read the CHANGELOG.