Knowledge Base | Load Balancing/Routing

Fundamentals: What is an API Gateway?

Fundamentals: What is an API Gateway?

When talking about managing web applications and the services they provide, the term “API gateway” is often thrown around, but what does it mean? In order to unpack how a gateway functions, we first need to understand what an API is. Application Programming Interface...

Path-based Routing with HAProxy

Path-based Routing with HAProxy

If you host dozens of web services that reside at various subdomains, TCP ports, and paths, then migrating them to live under a single address could simplify how clients access them and make your job of managing access easier. It would mean moving from a hodgepodge of...

Log Forwarding with HAProxy and Syslog

Log Forwarding with HAProxy and Syslog

Developing a strategy for collecting application-level logs necessitates stepping back and looking at the big picture. Engineers developing the applications may only see logging at its ground level: the code that writes the event to the log—for example a function that...

Preserve Stick Table Data When Reloading HAProxy

Preserve Stick Table Data When Reloading HAProxy

With HAProxy situated in front of their servers, many people leverage it as a frontline component for enabling extra security and observability for their networks. HAProxy provides a way to monitor the number of TCP connections, the rate of HTTP requests, the number...

Announcing HAProxy 2.6

Announcing HAProxy 2.6

HAProxy 2.6 is now available! As always, the community behind HAProxy made it possible to bring the enhancements in this release. Whether developing new functionality, fixing issues, writing documentation, QA testing, hosting CI environments, or submitting bug...

[On-Demand Webinar] HAProxy 2.6 Feature Roundup

[On-Demand Webinar] HAProxy 2.6 Feature Roundup

Version 2.6 of the world's fastest and most widely used software load balancer has been released! Packed into it are important changes that improve performance, security, and extensibility. Watch this webinar to learn about the newest features and updates. The...

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