Ok, so I have an API service, that I am building into a container. I'm looking for a service/provider that will host it, and provide all the front-end pieces - e.g., authentication/token, usage-tracking/quotas, firewall/security. Is there such a beast and I'm just daft and can't see the forest for the trees?
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You may want to look for PaaS.
Here are easier, but with less features (should be fine for what you're are building):
Steeper learning curve, but much more capable:
All of them can run docker images.
This can be interpreted differently, as I understand you want a separate service to handle your authentication. In that case look for identity and access management solutions. Auth0 would be a good start.
You will need two separate services. The first "running" your code/containers/servers. There are quite a lot of providers for this, including the big cloud providers. The other one, providing all the "API services" on top, is more scarce. Last time, I tried RapidAPI and it did the trick for me. It also handle payments which you strangely omitted from your list although it is a big chunk. ...of course, it goes without saying that the firewall/security part should be done on the container/networking side. Good luck
By container you mean docker? If yes, then did you search "Docker hosting"?
Ha, that's funny. No, I don't mean docker. I mean API, specifically. Just happens to be packaged as a container.
So what container you talk about? Docker is most used type of container nowadays.