HAProxy Configuration Basics: Load Balance Your Servers
In this blog post, you will learn how to set up basic load balancing using the HAProxy configuration file.
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Run the HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller Outside of Your Kubernetes Cluster
In this blog post, you'll learn how to run our Kubernetes Ingress Controller externally to your Kubernetes cluster, which obviates the need for running another load balancer in front.
Consul Service Discovery for HAProxy (Integration Guide)
In this blog, you will learn how to integrate HAProxy and Consul by using the HAProxy Data Plane API, which enables dynamic load balancer configuration changes.
Autoscaling With the HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller & KEDA
In this blog post, we will describe how to implement autoscaling of your application pods using KEDA and the HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller.
Power Your Consul Service Mesh With HAProxy
Choosing HAProxy as the proxy technology in your Consul service mesh means you’re running a high-performance solution and reducing latency between services.
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Using HAProxy as an API Gateway, Part 6 [Security]
In this blog post, we’ll see how placing your servers behind HAProxy and using it as an API gateway lets you narrow the point of entry for attackers.
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Using HAProxy as an API Gateway, Part 5 [Monetization]
In this post, you will learn how to leverage tokens to grant some users more access than others and then charge for the service. It's called API monetization.
The HAProxy Enterprise WAF
In this post, we'll demonstrate why you need a web application firewall to protect you from threats like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.
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Using HAProxy as an API Gateway, Part 4 [Metrics]
In this blog post, you'll learn about the metrics which HAProxy compiles, how to extract them with Prometheus, and visualize them with Grafana or Kibana.
Protect Servers With HAProxy Connection Limits & Queues
In this blog post, we show how you can use HAProxy connection limits and queues to protect your servers when load balancing heavy amounts of traffic.
2 Ways to Implement a Circuit Breaker in HAProxy (Guide)
In this blog post, you'll learn how to implement a circuit breaker with HAProxy in a simple and more complex way, that allows greater customization.
Layer 4 vs Layer 7 Proxy Mode (Understanding the Difference)
With HAProxy you can switch between proxying traffic at layer 4 (TCP) or layer 7 (HTTP). This blog post describes the features available to you in each mode.