HTTP Traffic Load Balancing

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Covers practical approaches to HTTP traffic load balancing for growing web projects, focusing on common mistakes and how to choose the right solution. Examines three core problems—routing dynamic requests (HTML, APIs), serving static content, and handling user uploads—addressing scalability, high availability, operational concerns, and geo-load balancing.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 7:13Apache issues and Nginx choice
3. 11:49DNS load balancing limits
4. 15:23TTL problems and data center migration
5. 19:07Fault tolerance with BGP and Anycast
6. 22:46Expansion to Brazil and public DNS
7. 26:43Summary and balancing tips
8. 27:04Q&A part 1
9. 33:52Q&A part 2
10. 44:11Q&A part 3
11. 51:05Conclusion

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