IT & cloud
HAProxy is a load balancer and proxy for distributing TCP and HTTP traffic across backend services. It includes TCP proxying, HTTP load balancing, and backend health checks.
Operations teams needing controlled traffic distribution and failover
Advanced configurations require networking and protocol knowledge. Commercial enterprise products and support are separate offerings.
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The application is distributed under GPL-2.0 and LGPL-2.1 components. The self-hosted software has no license subscription charge; servers, storage, networking, maintenance, and separately sold services remain your responsibility.
GPL-2.0 and LGPL-2.1 components; Advanced configurations require networking and protocol knowledge.
The $0 price covers the open source software license. Deployment infrastructure, operations and separately purchased services are not included.
Brings TCP proxying and HTTP load balancing into the same workflow.
Define a small backend pool, verify its health checks, and test behavior when a server is removed before applying the configuration to live traffic.
Advanced configurations require networking and protocol knowledge.
Commercial enterprise products and support are separate offerings.
HAProxy fits operations teams needing controlled traffic distribution and failover. Define a small backend pool, verify its health checks, and test behavior when a server is removed before applying the configuration to live traffic.
Advanced configurations require networking and protocol knowledge. Commercial enterprise products and support are separate offerings. Start with a small setup and verify credentials, network access, and recovery steps before expanding its role.
The application is distributed under GPL-2.0 and LGPL-2.1 components. The self-hosted software has no license subscription charge; servers, storage, networking, maintenance, and separately sold services remain your responsibility.
Yes. HAProxy includes TCP proxying. Define a small backend pool, verify its health checks, and test behavior when a server is removed before applying the configuration to live traffic.
Commercial enterprise products and support are separate offerings.
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