Hookaido FAQs

Question 1

What kind of observability and administrative tools does Hookaido provide?

Accepted Answer

Hookaido offers an Admin API for health checks, queue inspection, backlog trends, and message management (publish, cancel, requeue). For observability, it includes structured JSON logs, Prometheus metrics, and OpenTelemetry tracing (OTLP), giving full insight into webhook flows.

Question 2

What is Hookaido and how does it simplify webhook management?

Accepted Answer

Hookaido is a Caddy-style webhook infrastructure tool designed to receive, durably queue, and reliably deliver webhooks. It simplifies management by providing a single binary, zero runtime dependencies, a compact config file, and features like retries, security, and observability built-in, eliminating the need for scattered retry logic and complex deployments.

Question 3

What security features does Hookaido offer for webhooks?

Accepted Answer

Hookaido provides comprehensive ingress security including HMAC signature verification, Basic authentication, forward authentication callouts, and replay protection. For outbound delivery, it supports HMAC-SHA256 signing with multi-secret rotation windows, ensuring secure message delivery.

Question 4

Can Hookaido be deployed securely in a DMZ or isolated network segments?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Hookaido's flexible pull and push modes are ideal for secure deployments. The pull mode, enabled by default, allows internal services to fetch messages from Hookaido in a DMZ without requiring inbound firewall rules, making it highly DMZ-safe.

Question 5

How does Hookaido ensure reliable and at-least-once webhook delivery?

Accepted Answer

Hookaido ensures reliable delivery through a durable SQLite/WAL queue (with an in-memory option for dev). It features at-least-once delivery, exponential backoff retries with jitter, and a Dead-Letter Queue (DLQ) for failed messages, allowing for inspection and requeueing.

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