# HAProxy | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Haproxy-logo.png/320px-Haproxy-logo.png) | **HAProxy** is a free and open source software that provides a high availability load balancer and Proxy for TCP and HTTP-based applications that spreads requests across multiple servers. It is written in C and has a reputation for being fast and efficient. | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | wikipedia:: [HAProxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAProxy) |