Nginx Load Balancing

Switching from other load balancers like Pound to Nginx can drastically improve performance.

Performance Comparison

• Pound: In high-traffic scenarios, Pound was reported to use up to 20% CPU with spikes up to 80%.
• Nginx: After switching, CPU load often drops to around 3%.

Advanced Balancing

If you need to balance WebSockets, consider the nginx_tcp_proxy_module. It allows for efficient reverse proxying of TCP connections.