Comments on: How to Setup HAProxy as Load Balancer for Nginx on CentOS 8

By: abdul

abdul — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:27:31 +0000

Could you please make an article on L3 Load Balance as keepalived and L7 Layer as Nginx working as reverse proxy?

By: Aaron Kili

Aaron Kili — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:27:07 +0000

In reply to Fred.

@Fred

Yes, it is better. And that is what we have exactly done in this article. Thanks.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:20:04 +0000

In reply to Aaron Kili.

Isn’t it easier to set up TLS/SSL termination in HAProxy and plain traffic between HAProxy and the NGINX instances rather than configuring TLS/SSL in multiple instances of NGINX? Just asking…

By: Aaron Kili

Aaron Kili — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:17:30 +0000

In reply to Somthingnotused.

@Somthingnotused

We already have a guide about using Nginx as a load balancer:https://www.tecmint.com/use-nginx-as-http-load-balancer-in-linux/ We create guides for popularly used options so that readers can choose what to use or what meets their needs. Thanks.

By: Somthingnotused

Somthingnotused — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:04:11 +0000

Why not use Nginx as a load balancer? Why introduce additional technology in your stack when Nginx functions as a fantastic load balancer.