Chapter 5. Load Balancing

In this chapter, you will learn how to load balance requests to EAP 7 servers from a web frontend layer. We can achieve load balancing using a variety of tools; we will however focus on the EAP HTTP balancing solution named mod_cluster. Overall in this chapter we will cover the following topics:

  • At first, we will introduce and discuss mod_cluster communication, which can be carried out natively by Undertow or with the mediation of the Apache web server
  • Next we will cover some other legacy solutions that can be installed on Apache or on third-party products (nginx)

The need for balancing

Placing a web server as a front door to your application server is a common practice that can provide the following benefits:

  • Load balancing ...

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