Haproxy is an open-source load balancer and reverse proxy software that provides high availability, performance, and security for TCP and HTTP-based applications. It is designed to be a reliable, high-performance solution for supporting applications at any scale. It is capable of distributing the load across multiple servers, ensuring that no single server is overloaded. Haproxy is also a powerful tool for securing traffic, with features such as SSL/TLS encryption, authentication, rate limiting, and more. Additionally, Haproxy can be used to improve the overall performance of an application by providing features such as caching, compression, and IP address masking. Haproxy is an ideal solution for businesses that require high availability, performance, and secure traffic management.
Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. The latest version, 0.1.4, released in November 2015, can still be downloaded from GitHub.