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quickstart · 5 min
$ touch .env && \
curl -sL https://hoop.dev/docker-compose.yml \
> docker-compose.yml && \
docker compose up
✓ Gateway running on :8009
✓ OIDC connected
✓ Ready. Masking and guardrails active.
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Documentation

Everything you need to deploy and configure Hoop.

Quickstart guides, API reference, protocol-specific configuration, policy examples, and integration guides. Written for engineers, not marketing.

Quickstart: deploy in under 10 minutes
Protocol configuration for PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes, and more
Policy examples for masking, guardrails, and approvals
Integration guides for Slack, PagerDuty, and SIEM tools
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DEPLOY & SELF-HOST

Get running in 5 minutes. Your cloud, your rules.

Docker

Recommended

A full setup with one line script. Get everything up and running in 5 minutes.

touch .env && \
curl -sL https://hoop.dev/docker-compose.yml \
> docker-compose.yml && \

docker compose up
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AWS

Launch our distribution from AWS CloudFormation Stack. Full setup with everything you need.

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Kubernetes

Scale with Helm Charts. Highly recommended for teams already running Kubernetes.

helm repo add hoopdev \
https://charts.hoop.dev

helm install hoop hoopdev/hoop \
--namespace hoop --create-namespace
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White Papers

Research and technical deep-dives for practitioners.

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Architecture patterns, compliance frameworks, and security strategies. Each paper is a standalone resource you can share with your team.

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Blog

Technical writing on access governance, data security, and AI agents.

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Deep dives on the problems we’re solving, the architecture behind Hoop, and how organizations are governing AI agent access to production infrastructure.

Case Study

How 360Learning secured production access and developer experience with Hoop

How 360Learning replaced ad-hoc database access with a governed, auditable workflow that kept developers fast and security teams confident.

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Security

The hidden cost of break-glass access

Break-glass access is supposed to be the exception. In practice, it becomes the rule. Here's what that costs and how to fix it.

5 min readRead more →
AI Agents

How Claude Code talks to your APIs without telling your secrets

Claude Code can query databases, call APIs, and manage infrastructure. Hoop makes sure it never sees the credentials or the sensitive data in the responses.

7 min readRead more →
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