Membrane Engine

Membrane Engine is the runtime for your Integration Layer. It handles authentication, runs your integration logic, and manages data flow between your product and external apps.

Fully Programmable & API-First

Anything you can do with Membrane Engine you can do programmatically via API - directly or through SDK, MCP, CLI, and other means.

Learn about various ways of interacting with Membrane Engine:

Membrane Console for a user-friendly interface to manage your Membrane Engine(s).
API References for all the things you can do with Membrane Engine.
MCP Server that exposes the API via MCP protocol.
CLI for local development and automation and connecting to IDEs.

Cloud or Self-Hosted

By default, Membrane Engine runs in our cloud. You can self-host Membrane Engine for complete control:

Data Control: Keep complete control over customer data and meet any compliance standard
No Limits: Remove restrictions on instances, locations, and usage
Full Platform Parity: Engine operates with complete functionality on-premises, identical to cloud version
Easy Deployment: Docker containers and Helm charts provided with production-ready templates for AWS, GCP, and Azure
Minimal Dependencies: Auth0, Mongo-compatible database, S3-compatible storage, and Redis

See Self-hosting for deployment guides.