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.
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Is That Bot Really Googlebot? Detecting Fake Crawlers With HAProxy Enterprise
Find out how you can detect and stop fake web crawlers by using Verify Crawler add-on which comes included with the HAProxy Enterprise license.
HAProxy 1.8+ HTTP/2 HPACK Decoder Vulnerability Fixed
Security researcher Felix Wilhelm has disclosed a critical vulnerability in HAProxy's HTTP/2 HPACK decoder in versions 1.8 and above which is now fixed.
Load Balancing PHP-FPM With HAProxy & FastCGI
This blog post covers how you can use HAProxy and the FastCGI protocol to ensure fast, secure, and observable load balancing of your PHP-FPM applications.
We’re Building a Rich Ecosystem of Certified HAProxy Integrations
HAProxy Technologies is rolling out the Certified Integrations Partner Program to ensure its customers have access to integrations certified to work well.
Rolling Updates & Blue-Green Deployments With Kubernetes & HAProxy
Learn how the HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller supports rolling updates and blue-green deployments for updating your Kubernetes applications.
Building Blocks of a Modern Proxy (9 Key Features)
In this blog post, you'll see examples of recent trends in the modern proxy industry and learn how HAProxy is being shaped to accommodate these changes.
The History of HAProxy
HAProxy's origin story is one that has not been told and you may be curious about its roots and what drove it to be what it is today.
HAProxy on Docker Swarm: Load Balancing & DNS Service Discovery
In this blog post, you’ll see how to combine HAProxy and Docker Swarm to load balance traffic across your service replicas.
PacketShield: A Tool for Superior DDoS Protection
Learn more about the HAProxy ALOHA PacketShield product, which provides stateful packet filtering and protects your network against DDoS.
How to Enable CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) in HAProxy?
Learn more about the HAProxy Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Lua module, which streamlines adding CORS to your APIs.
HAProxy Traffic Mirroring for Real-World Testing
Learn how to use the HAProxy Traffic Shadowing agent to enable traffic mirroring and stream production requests to a test environment.
