HAProxy Data Plane API
REST API for dynamic HAProxy configuration
The HAProxy Data Plane API is an open-source REST API for managing HAProxy configuration dynamically without reloads. It enables programmatic, self-hosted load balancer automation.
Key features
- Dynamic config via REST
- No reload required
- Runtime map updates
- Structured config model
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Written in Go
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
HAProxy Data Plane API replaces
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