
Announcing HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller 1.5
We've released version 1.5 of the HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller. This version unlocks access to the raw HAProxy configuration language for power users to gain more control. You can also enable mutual TLS authentication between the ingress controller and...

Announcing HAProxy Data Plane API 2.2
The HAProxy Data Plane API 2.2 lays the foundation for first-class service discovery and introduces native support for Consul. It also adds storage and file handling for SSL certificates, Map files, and SPOE configuration files. Register for our live webinar "What’s...
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[Live Webinar] What’s New in the HAProxy Data Plane API 2.2
The webinar will be held on Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, at following times: US times: 12 noon EST, 11 AM CDT, 10 AM MDT, 9 AM PDT EU times: 6 PM CET, 5 PM GMT The HAProxy Data Plane API enables remote, dynamic configuration of your HAProxy load balancers. Version...
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HAProxy Enterprise Response Policies [Infographic]
With HAProxy Enterprise, you can defend the network with Response Policies. In this infographic, we demonstrated countermeasures you can use against malicious clients and their requests. Deny Tarpit Silent Drop Reject Shadowban reCAPTCHA Want to stay up to date on...

Circuit Breaking in HAProxy
With HAProxy, you can implement a circuit breaker to protect services from widespread failure. Martin Fowler, who is famous for being one of the Gang of Four authors who wrote Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, hosts a website where...

Route SSH Connections with HAProxy
Route SSH connections through HAProxy using the SSH ProxyCommand feature and SNI. Join us for our live webinar "How to Route SSH Connections with HAProxy" on January 28th, 2021 at 2PM CET. The webinar will be held in French. Register here. Did you know that you can...

HTTP Keep-Alive, Pipelining, Multiplexing and Connection Pooling
Persistent connections allow HAProxy to optimize resource usage, lower latency on both the client and server side, and support connection pooling. HTTP is a layer 7 protocol that's transmitted over a TCP connection. It works in a client-server model and follows...

HAProxy Enterprise Support Helps Ring Up Holiday Online Sales
With the second wave of coronavirus sweeping across the nation, experts predict a greater percentage of this year’s holiday shopping to be conducted online than ever before. In fact, a recent National Retail Federation Holiday 2020 survey predicts that “digital...
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[On-Demand Webinar] HAProxy 2.3 Feature Roundup
If you prefer watching the webinar in French, Baptiste Assmann hosted this webinar in French and it is available to watch on-demand as well. You can register here. HAProxy celebrates the release of version 2.3! As a technical release, this version of HAProxy optimizes...

HAProxy Log Sampling
Log Sampling is a powerful feature introduced in HAProxy 2.0 that lets you define a percentage of your logs to create a representative view of your data allowing you to minimize your costs. Log files are the key to observability. They can provide helpful information...

Layer 4 and Layer 7 Proxy Mode
HAProxy can run in two different modes: TCP or HTTP. When operating in TCP mode, we say that it acts as a layer 4 proxy. In HTTP mode, we say that it acts as a layer 7 proxy. To understand the difference, you must first learn about the Open Systems Interconnection...