haproxy@2.8 ☆
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Description:
Reliable, high performance TCP/HTTP load balancer
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 2.8.16@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 13, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @haproxy  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Networking
Tags: load-balancer networking proxy http tcp
Install: brew install haproxy@2.8
About:
HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications. It is particularly known for its efficiency in handling millions of connections, making it a standard for high-traffic websites.
Key Features:
  • High performance event-driven architecture
  • Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancing
  • SSL/TLS termination and SNI support
  • Advanced health checking of servers
  • Detailed statistics and logging
Use Cases:
  • Load balancing web servers to ensure high availability
  • SSL termination to offload encryption overhead from backend servers
  • Routing traffic for microservices architectures
Alternatives:
  • nginx – Nginx is a web server with load balancing features, whereas HAProxy is dedicated to high-performance proxying and load balancing.
  • traefik – Traefik is a modern dynamic reverse proxy designed for containerized environments, while HAProxy offers more granular control for traditional infrastructure.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Dec 20, 2025 5:08pm 2.8.16 0 VERSION_BUMP 94c03438
Dec 13, 2025 2:57pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 644f2ee8
Sep 16, 2025 8:19pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 1091c9d9
Dec 12, 2024 3:20pm 0 VERSION_BUMP a318730b
Dec 12, 2024 1:59pm 0 VERSION_BUMP ec7588c1
Sep 19, 2024 3:36pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 3ad65686
Sep 14, 2024 8:57pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4e8387e5
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