HAProxy Ubuntu 24.04 with maintenance support by kCloudHubs

HAProxy 3.3.1 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Free Maintenance Support by kCloud

HAProxy on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with maintenance support from kCloudHubs is a repackaged open-source offering available through the AWS Cloud Marketplace (seller support may incur additional charges). HAProxy is a production-grade TCP/HTTP load balancer used by many high-traffic platforms. It is built for fast and reliable traffic distribution with flexible routing controls, making it a strong option for web applications, APIs, microservices, and container workloads running on AWS.

With the AWS Marketplace AMI, HAProxy is already installed on Amazon EC2, allowing quick deployment without manual installation or configuration effort.

Key Technical Highlights of HAProxy

• Fast and reliable TCP and HTTP load balancing for scalable applications
• Works well for web servers, REST APIs, microservices, and container-based deployments
• Supports production-grade capabilities, including:
  • SSL/TLS termination to reduce encryption load on backend servers
  • Health checks to route traffic only to healthy backend nodes
  • Sticky sessions to keep user traffic on the same backend when required
  • Rate limiting to control sudden spikes and reduce abusive traffic
  • Layer 4 / Layer 7 routing for rule-based traffic distribution
  • ACL-driven routing and content switching for smarter request handling
• Improves availability and uptime through high-availability features and backend failover handling
• Provides strong monitoring visibility using logs, metrics, and runtime statistics
• Supports safe release strategies such as blue-green deployments and phased rollouts

AWS Marketplace Deployment Options (HAProxy Ecosystem)

On AWS Marketplace, HAProxy is typically available in three common deployment formats:

1) HAProxy Enterprise Basic (AMI)

Best suited for VM/EC2 deployments that require enterprise-grade HAProxy features.

• Commercial HAProxy Enterprise stack (AWS-ready AMI)
• Supports very high throughput (example: millions of requests per second on Graviton-based EC2)
• Includes enterprise additions such as:
  • Built-in WAF
  • SSL automation (Lets Encrypt, OCSP support)
  • Centralized management using HAProxy Fusion
• Integrates well with AWS services such as:
  • Auto Scaling
  • Route 53
  • CloudWatch

2) HAProxy Enterprise Ingress Controller

Best for Kubernetes traffic routing:

• Runs HAProxy as a Kubernetes Ingress Controller
• Supports Layer 7 routing features inside Kubernetes clusters
• Works with Kubernetes-native service discovery and scaling for cluster traffic handling

3) Bitnami HAProxy Helm Chart

Best for flexible Kubernetes deployments:

• HAProxy delivered as a Helm chart for fast Kubernetes installation
• Supports TCP/HTTP routing, SSL termination, and common traffic-control features
• Maintained by Bitnami with regular security updates

Why HAProxy Works Great on AWS Marketplace

• Quick EC2 deployment using an AMI (ready-to-use runtime)
• Fits AWS operational patterns:
  • Runs inside your VPC
  • Secured using Security Groups
  • Works smoothly with Auto Scaling and load balancing architectures
• Monitoring-ready:
  • Exports metrics and logs that can be integrated with CloudWatch
  • Works with Prometheus / Grafana monitoring setups
• Consolidated billing through AWS Marketplace for easier procurement and cost tracking
• Optional kCloudHubs maintenance support may help with:
  • Patch and update guidance
  • Troubleshooting assistance
  • Operational support for production environments