# Does HAProxy need Apache

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-haproxy-need-apache/118894>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 1, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-haproxy-need-apache/118894 "2007-11-01T04:24:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giorgio)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-haproxy-need-apache/118894/1 "2007-11-01T04:24:56Z")

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Hi,

I’ve just been reading about Rubyworks and HAProxy etc.

Does HAProxy take Apache right out of the loop or does it sit behind  
Apache.

Sorry if this is a silly question but it is not imediatly apparent on  
the Rubyworks site

Cheers  
Giorgio

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**Author:** ![giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@giorgio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giorgio)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-haproxy-need-apache/118894/2 "2007-11-01T04:43:39Z")

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I’d sit it being apache ( or better yet Nginx ) so you can only proxy  
off requests for rails and get Apache/Nginx to serve images etc.