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<p>Please find below details on additional AfNOG Tutorial on Load Balancing Strategies to be held on 5th Sept, 2024.</p>
<p>Interested participants should please register to attend.</p>
<p>Best regards</p>
<p>Nancy Dotse</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span>Synopsis</span></strong><span>:</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">"Load Balancing Strategies: From Theory to Practice with HAProxy."</span></p>
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<p>It will be a 2-hour session, including a practical lab and one break, covering the following topics. Please note that they may change slightly as I'm still finalizing the slides, which I expect to complete by the end of this week.</p>
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<div><strong>Introduction (5 minutes)</strong></div>
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<li>Brief overview of load balancing concepts</li>
<li>Importance in modern infrastructure</li>
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<p><strong>Load Balancing Fundamentals (15 minutes)</strong></p>
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<li>Types of load balancers (L4 vs L7)</li>
<li>Common algorithms (Round Robin, Least Connections, IP Hash, etc.)</li>
<li>Health checks and failure handling</li>
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<p><strong>Introduction to HAProxy (10 minutes)</strong></p>
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<li>Overview and key features</li>
<li>Architecture and components</li>
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<p><strong>HAProxy Configuration Basics (20 minutes)</strong></p>
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<li>Configuration file structure</li>
<li>Frontend and backend sections</li>
<li>ACLs and use_backend rules</li>
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<p><strong>Advanced HAProxy Features (20 minutes)</strong></p>
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<li>SSL termination</li>
<li>Sticky sessions</li>
<li>HTTP rewriting and redirection</li>
<li>Logging and monitoring</li>
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<p><strong>Live Demo: Setting up HAProxy (30 minutes)</strong></p>
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<li>Installing HAProxy</li>
<li>Configuring a basic load balancer</li>
<li>Testing and verifying the setup</li>
<li>Demonstrating advanced features</li>
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<p><strong>Best Practices and Performance Tuning (10 minutes)</strong></p>
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<li>Configuration optimization</li>
<li>Security considerations</li>
<li>Scaling HAProxy</li>
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<p><strong>Q&A Session (10 minutes)</strong></p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span>Date</span></strong><span>: Thursday 5th Sept, 09:00 to 11:00 UTC</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span>Instructor</span></strong><span>: Manhal Moktar</span></p>
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<p><span>Here is the registration URL : </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vrNpJbRVR0CY0dBD-iiUJw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vrNpJbRVR0CY0dBD-iiUJw&source=gmail&ust=1725098126656000&usg=AOvVaw2P_pCYgSLsiCiWSWEHHmHB">https://us06web.zoom.us/webina<wbr />r/register/WN_vrNpJbRVR0CY0dBD<wbr />-iiUJw</a></p>
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