https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/tcp/ Recent content in Tcp on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-20-self-hosted-tcp-load-balancing-haproxy-nginx-envoy-guide/ Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-20-self-hosted-tcp-load-balancing-haproxy-nginx-envoy-guide/ <p>While HTTP load balancing gets most of the attention, many critical services operate at the TCP layer — databases, message queues, game servers, and custom protocols. When you need to distribute raw TCP traffic across backend servers without inspecting the application payload, three open-source tools stand out: <strong>HAProxy TCP mode</strong>, <strong>Nginx stream module</strong>, and <strong>Envoy TCP proxy</strong>.</p>