# Multi-server deployment w/ a proxy balancer

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multi-server-deployment-w-a-proxy-balancer/132427>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [March 20, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multi-server-deployment-w-a-proxy-balancer/132427 "2008-03-20T02:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![brianwisti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@brianwisti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianwisti)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multi-server-deployment-w-a-proxy-balancer/132427/1 "2008-03-20T02:18:16Z")

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I’m trying to figure out the best way to setup a multi-server rails  
deployment as it relates to load balancing. I’d really like to use  
Nginx w/ the fair proxy module. Is there any way to do this without  
having to setup a hardware load balancer, or an independent machine that  
acts as one?

Thanks!