# Load Balancing WordPress with HAProxy

## Introduction

Adding a load balancer to your server environment is a great way to increase reliability and performance. The first tutorial in this series will introduce you to load balancing concepts and terminology, followed by two tutorials that will teach you how to use HAProxy to implement layer 4 or layer 7 load balancing in your own WordPress environment. The last tutorial covers SSL termination with HAProxy.

### Tutorials in series

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### An Introduction to HAProxy and Load Balancing Concepts

- May 13, 2014
- 7 min read

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### How To Use HAProxy As A Layer 4 Load Balancer for WordPress Application Servers on Ubuntu 14.04

- May 16, 2014
- 13 min read

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### How To Use HAProxy As A Layer 7 Load Balancer For WordPress and Nginx On Ubuntu 14.04

- May 27, 2014
- 10 min read

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### How To Implement SSL Termination With HAProxy on Ubuntu 14.04

- July 10, 2014
- 8 min read

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