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"which is a quite different bit of software but is sometimes used in a similar fashion to haproxy" You put your finger on it right there - it's quite different

by gerdesj 10y ago

"which is a quite different bit of software but is sometimes used in a similar fashion to haproxy" You put your finger on it right there - it's quite different. For example can nginx tunnel an RDP session for example? No of course not - nginx is a web server (proxy) etc. They have overlapping use cases but there are quite a few bits outside the intersection of their capabilities. Even now I am mentally writing a haproxy.conf to serve web content. The static bit is easy but I'll stick to using nginx or apache for what they are good at. Obviously I wouldn't dream of letting IIS accept external inbound connections unless mediated via HAProxy ...

lobster_johnson 10y ago
Nginx supports L4 (TCP/UDP) proxying just fine, just like HAProxy [1]. Nginx's HTTP(S) proxy capabilities are extensive. Not as extensive as HAProxy, but definitely close. (I don't know anything about RDP, I guess it's a binary protocol that HAProxy doesn't know anything about?) [1] https://www.nginx.com/resources/admin-guide/tcp-load-balancing/ https://www.nginx.com/resources/admin-guide/tcp-load-balanci...
- drewbug01 10y ago
  HAProxy is much more flexible than nginx when it comes to proxying and load-balancing non-http protocols. And, frankly - HAProxy is pretty darn flexible around HTTP too. It's not really an apples-to-apples comparison.
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- gerdesj 10y ago
  That link goes to something peddling nginx plus. I'll stick with nginx and haproxy and use each where appropriate. For some odd reason Products -> Compare versions didn't work for me (Chrome on Linux) so I can't tell what plus brings to the show.
  - lobster_johnson 10y ago
    No, that link is for the open source version. *Prerequisites* Latest NGINX Open Source built with the --with-stream configuration flag, or latest NGINX Plus (no extra build steps required)
- user5994461 10y ago
  Your link is to nginx plus: That's the paid edition, $1900 per server. The free nginx is lagging farrrrr behind in terms of features.
  - lobster_johnson 10y ago
    No, that link is for the open source version. *Prerequisites* Latest NGINX Open Source built with the --with-stream configuration flag, or latest NGINX Plus (no extra build steps required)

by gerdesj 10y ago

lobster_johnson 10y ago

Nginx supports L4 (TCP/UDP) proxying just fine, just like HAProxy [1]. Nginx's HTTP(S) proxy capabilities are extensive. Not as extensive as HAProxy, but definitely close. (I don't know anything about RDP, I guess it's a binary protocol that HAProxy doesn't know anything about?) [1] https://www.nginx.com/resources/admin-guide/tcp-load-balancing/ https://www.nginx.com/resources/admin-guide/tcp-load-balanci...

drewbug01 10y ago
HAProxy is much more flexible than nginx when it comes to proxying and load-balancing non-http protocols. And, frankly - HAProxy is pretty darn flexible around HTTP too. It's not really an apples-to-apples comparison.
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gerdesj 10y ago
That link goes to something peddling nginx plus. I'll stick with nginx and haproxy and use each where appropriate. For some odd reason Products -> Compare versions didn't work for me (Chrome on Linux) so I can't tell what plus brings to the show.
- lobster_johnson 10y ago
  No, that link is for the open source version. *Prerequisites* Latest NGINX Open Source built with the --with-stream configuration flag, or latest NGINX Plus (no extra build steps required)
user5994461 10y ago
Your link is to nginx plus: That's the paid edition, $1900 per server. The free nginx is lagging farrrrr behind in terms of features.
- lobster_johnson 10y ago
  No, that link is for the open source version. *Prerequisites* Latest NGINX Open Source built with the --with-stream configuration flag, or latest NGINX Plus (no extra build steps required)