How to run a single website on multiple servers(Load balancing)

Posted September 17, 2014

Hello,

I got a 3 server at different locations.And i have a website with huge traffic.I want to balance its load to all 3 servers. And currently i am using NFS to share files between the servers.

sandhushiv9

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Andrew SB • September 18, 2014

There are a few ways that you can approach this. One of the most popular solutions for load balancing is HAProxy. Check out this article for an introduction:

An Introduction to HAProxy and Load Balancing Concepts

A simpler solution might be to use Nginx. This article should help you get started:

How To Set Up Nginx Load Balancing

Let us know how it goes. If you have questions about any specific approach, ask away!