Overview

This section introduces HOG before you configure or extend it. It defines the vocabulary used throughout the rest of the docs, shows where HOG fits in a typical frontend/backend stack, and explains what changed in the v2 rewrite.

• Core concepts — resources, routes, terminals, the middleware chain, and the plugin registry.
• Use cases — the scenarios HOG is built for: SPA hosting, BFF authentication, API aggregation, and authorization enforcement.
• Why v2 — what changed from the KrakenD-based v1, and where to read next.