Load Balancing with HAProxy: Open-source technology for better

Load Balancing with HAProxy: Open-source technology for better scalability, redundancy and availability in your IT infrastructure

HAProxy is a free and open-source load balancer that enables IT professionals to distribute TCP-based traffic across many backend servers. In this book, the reader will learn how to configure and leverage HAProxy for tasks that include: â€¢ Setting up reverse proxies and load-balancing backend servers â€¢ Choosing the appropriate load-balancing algorithm â€¢ Matching requests against ACLs so that we can route them to the correct servers â€¢ Monitoring servers with health checks so that failure is detected early â€¢ Managing server persistence so that a client's can be directed to the server where their session data is stored â€¢ Configuring verbose logging for TCP and HTTP-based services â€¢ Enabling SSL encryption, gzip compression and geolocation â€¢ Modifying HTTP headers, rewriting URLs and setting up redirects â€¢ Defending against malicious Web activity â€¢ Controlling HAProxy from the command line â€¢ Adding a backup load balancer

Load Balancing with HAProxy: Open-source technology for better scalability, redundancy and availability in your IT infrastructure