haproxy is the real deal. - actual proxy server, not a 'freemium' webserver ($2500 for nginx commercial license) - massive capacity (300k/s without breaking a s

haproxy is the real deal. - actual proxy server, not a 'freemium' webserver ($2500 for nginx commercial license) - massive capacity (300k/s without breaking a sweat on one process) - ability to config for 'high-availability' (hence the name) with something like keepalived and a 'floating' IP assignment - single config file for all: master it (it's frikkin' yaml, aka 2 spaces indentation) and you master the world...