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Re: Apache Traffic Server

#11

Post by dig1 »

Although haproxy and nginx cover (for me) almost all use-cases I had to deal with (with OpenResty [1] as a backup), I see one place where ATS could shine: plugins. From examples [2], C API looks sane and well documented, and this is very important if you want to add some custom stuff inside your proxy server without losing your hair. And no, lua isn't the solution here ;)

Those who had to deal with nginx plugins, I feel your pain...

[1] https://openresty.org/en/

[2] https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/tree/master/example/...

Re: Apache Traffic Server

#12

Post by nuerow »

linsomniac wrote: post #10

Subject should be changed to "Apache Traffic Server Security Fixes" or similar. Looks like the "News" is that Nov 2 they released 8.1.3 and 9.1.1 with "security fixes". However, after digging for half an hour I can't tell what the nature of the security fix is. Changelogs and issues related to these releases don't highlight any particular security issues or what the impacts are.

> Subject should be changed to "Apache Traffic Server Security Fixes" or similar.

I submitted the link before the new release with security fixes was announced, without that in mind. Moreover, the link points to the project page and not the release. I submitted because I found the project interesting but somewhat low-key, and I thought people like me would find it interesting.

Re: Apache Traffic Server

#13

Post by linsomniac »

nuerow wrote: post #12
linsomniac wrote: post #10

Subject should be changed to "Apache Traffic Server Security Fixes" or similar. Looks like the "News" is that Nov 2 they released 8.1.3 and 9.1.1 with "security fixes". However, after digging for half an hour I can't tell what the nature of the security fix is. Changelogs and issues related to these releases don't highlight any particular security issues or what the impacts are.

> Subject should be changed to "Apache Traffic Server Security Fixes" or similar. I submitted the link before the new release with security fixes was announced, without that in mind. Moreover, the link points to the project page and not the release. I submitted because I found the project interesting but somewhat low-key, and I thought people like me would find it interesting.

Fair enough, but I stand by that the news is that there's a security fix.

Re: Apache Traffic Server

#15

Post by nuerow »

linsomniac wrote: post #13
nuerow wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Subject should be changed to "Apache Traffic Server Security Fixes" or similar. I submitted the link before the new release with security fixes was announced, without that in mind. Moreover, the link points to the project page and not the release. I submitted because I found the project interesting but somewhat low-key, and I thought people like me would find it interesting.

Fair enough, but I stand by that the news is that there's a security fix.

Yes, I agree. Happy accident and all.

Re: Apache Traffic Server

#16

Post by linsomniac »

While I'm a big fan of haproxy, Apache, and nginx, I will say I also very much like trafficserver as a cache. Compared to squid, which I've always wanted to like but never really have, it is much easier to set up, and it's proven to be very reliable in our use.

Specifically, I install it, point it at a large raw disk partition, and drop in my config files (largely consisting of routing rules for where to get the origin based on the request), and trafficserver just goes to town. It's a perfect use case for the ephemeral storage on virtual instances.

Re: Apache Traffic Server

#18

Post by handrous »

tyingq wrote: post #3

Lots of choices in the this space... - this tool (apache traffic server) - regular apache can proxy/cache/route - nginx - traefik - haproxy - envoy - kong - ...more Then it also somewhat intersects with less directly related things in other spaces, like squid, varnish, istio, and so on. Is there some document somewhere that goes over the choices, overlaps, etc?

Which of those can proxy TCP, as opposed to HTTP? Haproxy can.

Re: Apache Traffic Server

#19

Post by cstivers1978 »

Thaxll wrote: post #2

Looks recent, at first I thought it was webserver from the 90's...

This was originally “Yahoo! Traffic Server”, was developed by Yahoo! in the early 2000’s and was used in part to power Yahoo! CDN. At the time Yahoo! relied on Akamai and its own network.

Re: Apache Traffic Server

#20

Post by trebecks »

handrous wrote: post #18
tyingq wrote: post #3

Lots of choices in the this space... - this tool (apache traffic server) - regular apache can proxy/cache/route - nginx - traefik - haproxy - envoy - kong - ...more Then it also somewhat intersects with less directly related things in other spaces, like squid, varnish, istio, and so on. Is there some document somewhere that goes over the choices, overlaps, etc?

Which of those can proxy TCP, as opposed to HTTP? Haproxy can.

nginx too http://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.html
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