F5 BIG-IP Application Services 3 Extension (AS3)
Introduction
F5 BIG-IP Application Services 3 Extension (F5 BIG-IP AS3) is a flexible, low-overhead mechanism for managing application-specific configurations on a F5 BIG-IP system. BIG-IP AS3 uses a declarative model, meaning you provide a JSON declaration rather than a set of imperative commands.
IMPORTANT Beginning with BIG-IP AS3 3.15.0, the RPM, Postman Collection, and checksum files will no longer be located in the /dist directory in this repository. These files can be found on the Release page, as Assets.
You can find historical files by using the Branch drop-down, clicking the Tags tab, and then selecting the appropriate release.
Documentation
For the documentation on BIG-IP AS3, including download, installation, and usage instructions, see the BIG-IP AS3 User and Reference guides at http://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/.
Example BIG-IP AS3 declarations
The BIG-IP AS3 documentation contains a wide variety of example declarations you can use directly or modify to suit your needs. See the Examples and Additional Examples pages.
Filing Issues and Getting Help
If you come across a bug or other issue when using BIG-IP AS3, use GitHub Issues to submit an issue for our team. You can also see the current known issues on that page, which are tagged with a purple Known Issue label.
Important: Github Issues are consistently monitored by F5 staff, but should be considered as best effort only and you should not expect to receive the same level of response as provided by F5 Support. Please open a case as described below with F5 if this is a critical issue.
Because BIG-IP AS3 has been created and fully tested by F5 Networks, it is fully supported by F5. This means you can get assistance if necessary from F5 Technical Support.
Be sure to see the Support page in this repo for more details and supported versions of BIG-IP AS3.
Community Help
We encourage you to use our Slack channel for discussion and assistance on AS3 templates (click the f5-appsvcs-extension channel). There are F5 employees who are members of this community who typically monitor the channel Monday-Friday 9-5 PST and will offer best-effort assistance. This slack channel community support should not be considered a substitute for F5 Technical Support. See the Slack Channel Statement for guidelines on using this channel.
Copyright
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