[Gllug] squid, load balancing

[SteveC]

* @ 16/01/06 01:11:23 PM stanley12 at blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> SteveC wrote:
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I'm looking for advice on scaling a website (openstreetmap.org) above
> >one box as we're hitting quite high load. The current topology is a db
> >machine, the web server www, a tile server for imagery and a machine
> >with backup harddrive space. Everything runs debian and apache2.
> >
> >We're using squid to do some caching but it really isn't fun to
> >configure from my limited experience. Are there other things to consider
> >apart from squid? What are the options for load balancing?
> >
> >have fun,
> >
> >SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/
> Hi Steve,
> 	I'm not sure what the current layout of the box is at the moment and 
> how the appserver works. But if this information is of any use to you 
> let me know and I can possibly help you further.
> 	I am currently building the architecture for a GIS application that 
> 	is running apache as a front end, to provide load balancing I am simply 
> using the AJP13 protocol as this allows a semi controlled round robin 

IIRC AJP is the tomcat <--> apache protocol and we killed off java on
the server a while ago... Thanks anyway.

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/
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