Nick Ramirez Nick Ramirez | Nov 13, 2020 | BASICS, LOAD BALANCING / ROUTING
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...
Nick Ramirez Nick Ramirez | Oct 26, 2020 | MICROSERVICES, PERFORMANCE
HAProxy’s cache helps boost API performance by serving saved messages to your users. The age of rendering most of a web page’s contents on the server and then delivering it as a colossal HTML file is fading into the past. Modern web frameworks like...
Nick Ramirez Nick Ramirez | Oct 19, 2020 | SECURITY, TECH
HAProxy provides an easy and straightforward way to add HTTPS to your website. As a load balancer positioned in front of your web servers, it can handle all of the encryption and decryption duties, offloading those tasks from your upstream servers. That’s good...
Nick Ramirez Nick Ramirez | Oct 6, 2020 | SECURITY, SSL
Use the HAProxy load balancer to redirect users from HTTP to HTTPS automatically. For decades, our lives have become increasingly dependent on sending and receiving data from across the Internet. Now, with more people working, studying, and hanging with friends...
Nick Ramirez Nick Ramirez | Sep 28, 2020 | BASICS, RANDOM TIPS
Set up custom error pages in HAProxy to ensure consistent, branded messaging that supports any backend web stack. The memory is probably still fresh: You’re shopping online at your favorite website, looking for something specific, you’ve got it narrowed...
