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Install HAProxy on Ubuntu VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up HAProxy—a load balancer—on an Ubuntu VPS—install with
apt install haproxy
edit /etc/haproxy/haproxy cfg:
frontend http_front\n bind *:80\n default_backend http_back\nbackend http_back\n server s1 192.168.1.101:80
Restart with
systemctl restart haproxy
open port with
ufw allow 80
On DigitalOcean test with
curl http://ip
—routes traffic Ensures uptime—add SSL and Fail2ban boosts MySQL and phpMyAdmin performance across servers

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