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HAProxy is a free and open source software that provides a high availability load balancer and proxy (forward proxy, reverse proxy) for TCP and HTTP-based applications that spreads requests across multiple servers. It is written in C and has a reputation for being fast and efficient (in terms of processor and memory usage).

Key facts

Software.name
HAProxy
Software.logo
haproxy-logo.png
Software.author
Willy Tarreau
Software.programming language
C
Software.operating system
Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris (8/9/10), AIX (5.1–5.3), macOS, Cygwin
Software.license
GNU General Public License Version 2

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Features
  • HAProxy Community vs HAProxy Enterprise
  • ALOHA
  • Versions
  • Performance
  • Similar software
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

HAProxy is a free and open source software that provides a high availability load balancer and proxy (forward proxy, reverse proxy) for TCP and HTTP-based applications that spreads requests across multiple servers. It is written in C and has a reputation for being fast and efficient (in terms of processor and memory usage).

HAProxy is used by a number of high-profile websites including GoDaddy, GitHub, Bitbucket, Stack Overflow, Reddit, Slack, Speedtest.net, Tumblr, Twitter and Tuenti and is used in the OpsWorks product from Amazon Web Services.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “HAProxy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.