Apache Traffic Server
Fast, scalable caching proxy server
Apache Traffic Server is a high-performance, scalable caching proxy server used as a forward and reverse proxy. It was originally developed by Inktomi and later donated to Apache.
Key features
- Forward and reverse caching
- High concurrency
- Plugin API
- HTTP/2 and TLS support
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (2k GitHub stars)
- Written in C++
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