haproxy

1. What is HAProxy?

Overview

HAProxy is a free and open source software that provides a high availability load balancer and Proxy for TCP and HTTP-based applications that spreads requests across multiple servers. It is written in C and has a reputation for being fast and efficient.

Official website documentation of HAProxy

• https://HAProxy.org/

2. Prerequisites

• Basic networking, HTTP, Linux

3. Installation

How to install HAProxy?

• https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#installation

Install HAProxy with Docker

• https://hub.docker.com/_/haproxy

4. Basics of HAProxy

HAProxy lab

• See: basic

5. Beyond the Basics

Hands-On Example

• Check the advanced/ directory for more HAProxy examples.

6. More...

Admin guide

• https://docs.haproxy.org/dev/management.html

HAProxy cheatsheet

• https://docs.haproxy.org/dev/configuration.html

Recommended Books

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