Using Meta Signals Gateway with Hardal

Learn how to implement Meta Signals Gateway with Hardal for efficient server-side event management. This guide covers setup, architecture, and maintenance best practices.

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Hardal
05.02.2025

Signals Gateway offers businesses a robust solution for handling events on their infrastructure without requiring dedicated development resources. When paired with Hardal as your server-side host, you can create a powerful and efficient event management system.

What is Meta Signals Gateway?

Signals Gateway streamlines event management with sevUsing Signals Gateway with Hardal: A Server-Side Implementation Guide eral advantages:

  1. Rapid Integration: Deploy within hours instead of weeks
  2. Cost-Effective: Pay only for cloud resource usage
  3. Simple Setup: Minimal technical expertise required
  4. Self-Maintaining: Automatic updates for new features

Architecture Overview

The system operates through a self-provisioned server instance in your cloud environment. This server establishes reliable server-to-server connections for event transmission to designated destinations. The architecture supports multiple domains (e.g., domain.com, domain.co.uk) within a single Gateway instance.

Setting Up with Hardal

Prerequisites

  • Active public cloud provider account (e.g., AWS)
  • Hardal server configuration
  • DNS access for endpoint configuration

Core Components

The Signals Gateway Admin UI (https://<Signals Gateway Endpoint>/hub/capig) provides essential management features:

  • Pipeline configuration for data routing
  • Event activity monitoring
  • System notifications and update management

Implementation Steps

  1. Configure your Hardal server environment
  2. Deploy Signals Gateway through your cloud provider
  3. Set up DNS routing to your Gateway endpoint
  4. Configure data pipelines through the Admin UI
  5. Enable monitoring and notifications

Maintenance and Updates

The system automatically handles updates with your consent, minimizing long-term maintenance requirements and technical overhead.

For detailed configuration steps, refer to the Setup Guide and Instance Activation documentation.