That's neat! HAProxy has been able to do SSL termination OR pass-thru. It's ability to do TCP load balancing allows it to do ssl pass-thru, where SSL connectio

That's neat! HAProxy has been able to do SSL termination OR pass-thru. It's ability to do TCP load balancing allows it to do ssl pass-thru, where SSL connections are "passed through" to other servers (so the web nodes would de-encrypt the SSL connection, rather than the load balancer). This is a good use case for some where they prefer or require data to be encrypted up to the last minute (although it's not the only way to do it). TCP load balancing is neat for doing things like load balancing MySQL connections, which aren't HTTP (although that's not necessarily recommended according to some things I've read). I believe, but can't find the sources, that Nginx can be as efficient a load balancer as HAProxy. I know I for one would prefer to use Nginx over HAProxy to keep my stack simpler (same technologies throughout), although HAProxy may have more advanced balancing algorithms and some more power around it's tcp socket "API" for adding/removing nodes dynamically. (I think Nginx Plus can already do some of that). Would love to hear the opinions of those with more experience/knowledge on the differences between the two!