Rather than reinvent the wheel, I’d like to utilize an open source load balancer for my Java backend. I’ll be using GlassFish as the app server (running an EAR), and each app server will most likely be running on an Ubuntu Server VM.
So the load balancer will probably (although I’m open for other ideas!) be its own Ubuntu Server VM running some sort of open source load balancing software. As to what this is (please note the big “?” in the diagram!) I don’t really care so long as it:
- Is super fast
- Is secure
- Plays nice with GlassFish
- Is free and open source and comes with a license that doesn’t restrict me from selling this system as a product or service
- Is relatively easy to configure (but I’m not scared do get my hands dirty)
Just wondering what my (best) options were. So far I’ve scouted out:
- Apache
HTTPd - haproxy
- nginx
But nothing is blowing my doors down as being the end-all-be-all-obvious-solution to my requirements. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or nudges in the right direction!
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition supports AJP (mod_jk, mod_proxy, see the administration guide in the all-in-one docs bundle). Oracle GlassFish Server ships with a plugin that works with Apache httpd, IIS, and the Oracle iPlanet Web Server.
Hope this helps.