What is BFE?
It is an open-source layer 7 load balancer derived from proprietary Baidu FrontEnd. It supports multiple protocols , including HTTP,HTTPS, SPDY, HTTP2, WebSocket, TLS, etc. And it supports multiple load balancing policies.
BFE is a tool in the Infrastructure as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Multiple protocols supported, including HTTP, HTTPS, SPDY, HTTP2, WebSocket, TLS, etcContent based routing, support user-defined routing rule in advanced domain-specific languageSupport multiple load balancing policiesFlexible plugin framework to extend functionality. Based on the framework, developer can add new features rapidlyDetailed built-in metrics available for service status monitor
BFE Pros & Cons
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BFE Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to BFE?
AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
With Elastic Load Balancing, you can add and remove EC2 instances as your needs change without disrupting the overall flow of information. If one EC2 instance fails, Elastic Load Balancing automatically reroutes the traffic to the remaining running EC2 instances. If the failed EC2 instance is restored, Elastic Load Balancing restores the traffic to that instance. Elastic Load Balancing offers clients a single point of contact, and it can also serve as the first line of defense against attacks on your network. You can offload the work of encryption and decryption to Elastic Load Balancing, so your servers can focus on their main task.
HAProxy
HAProxy (High Availability Proxy) is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications.
Traefik
A modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy. Traefik integrates with your existing infrastructure components and configures itself automatically and dynamically.
