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How can I load balance UDP with open source HAProxy?
UDP is a connectionless protocol, meaning it doesn't establish a formal connection or 'handshake' before sending data...
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Find step-by-step technical guides and tutorials for load balancer configuration. Learn how to master Layer 4, 7 and GSLB, automate deployments with our API/CLI, and configure advanced features like SSL termination, health checks, and HA clustering.
Liam Canavan
How to load balance and optimize Hitachi Content Platform (HCP)
If you want safe, easy-to-use object storage software then the Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) is it. But why, and how, can you optimize this solution with load balancing?..
How-tos
Storage
Healthcare
Tyrone Talbot-Kennedy
Mastering Load Balancing for MinIO Object Storage
We're going to have a look at setting up a Layer 7 VIP, which will connect back to our MinIO servers...
How-tos
Storage
Jeff Gosden
Using Postman with the Loadbalancer.org API
Before we can connect to the loadbalancer appliance using SSH, we first need to allow this action through the Appliance Security Options via Local Configuration and then, Security...
How-tos
Automation
Andrew Howe
Handling large requests with a Web Application Firewall (WAF) while avoiding Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
Sometimes, we need to pass unusually large HTTP requests through our WAF stack...
WAF
Security
How-tos
Daniel Tighe
How to rate limit with HAProxy Stick Tables and the WAF
A while ago I was asked if it would be possible to apply some general rate limiting in HAProxy and the WAF, in order to help prevent DOS-style attacks on a customer's servers...
HAProxy
WAF
How-tos
Seamus Toth
How to set up email notifications on your Loadbalancer.org appliance
Email notifications are a great way of alerting you to any changes or issues within your load balancer or high availability cluster...
High Availability
How-tos
Scott Weedon
When is it right to SSL offload?
It's a fair question, right? Let's take away the strain of SSL terminations from our application servers and let the load balancers deal with it. After all, why would we want to bog down our nifty application with network-level considerations?..
How-tos
Storage
Security
Aaron West
How many network ports do you need on a hardware load balancer?
The only real reason for separate network ports is physical redundancy. Because the other primary reason (security segregation) can be easily implemented using VLANs...
Comparisons
How-tos
Oliver Warren
Ever wondered how you can avoid the pain of F5 iRules?
Many things in tech are over-complicated for no reason, and iRules are a prime example of that...
How-tos
Oliver Warren
HAProxy ACL rules don't have to be painful with Loadbalancer
We love complex rules. Although, we have seen some pretty scary config files...
Layer 7
HAProxy
How-tos
Andrew Howe
Simplifying web application security with the Core Rule Set v3
A WAF isn't a magic bullet, but, as part of a defense in depth strategy, a properly configured WAF should catch and stop common, everyday attacks...
How-tos
Security
WAF
Neil Stone
I wonder…Can HAProxy Proxy Protocol fix my Secure Web Gateway routing problem?
All Secure Web Gateways require client IP transparency in order to implement any proper kind of security and authentication. Which can be a real pain if you have a load balancer in the middle...
How-tos
HAProxy
Layer 7