A fast, scalable, and extensible HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 compliant caching proxy server for building cloud services.
Apache Traffic Server is a high-performance, scalable caching proxy server that supports HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3. It accelerates web traffic by caching content, reducing latency, and decreasing load on origin servers, while also serving as an extensible platform for building large-scale cloud services through its plugin architecture.
System administrators, DevOps engineers, and developers building or managing high-traffic web infrastructure, content delivery networks (CDNs), and cloud services requiring robust caching and proxy capabilities.
Developers choose Apache Traffic Server for its proven performance at scale, extensive plugin ecosystem, and comprehensive support for modern HTTP protocols, offering a flexible and open-source alternative to commercial caching and proxy solutions.
Apache Traffic Server™ is a fast, scalable and extensible HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 compliant caching proxy server.
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Supports HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 with QUIC for fast proxy caching, reducing latency and origin server load as highlighted in the key features.
Includes stable and experimental plugins, allowing customization for large-scale applications, evidenced by the plugins directory in the README's structure.
Implements HTTP/3 and QUIC for improved performance, with dedicated source code under src/iocore/net/quic, making it future-proof for modern web standards.
Provides tools like traffic_ctl for management and traffic_top for monitoring, detailed in the src directory, aiding in operational control and debugging.
Requires cmake configuration with specific dependencies (e.g., openssl, pcre2) and presets, making initial installation and compilation more involved compared to simpler proxies.
Configuration relies on files and command-line tools without a graphical interface, and plugin development demands C/C++ knowledge, limiting accessibility for non-experts.
The README points to external wikis and mailing lists, but lacks comprehensive tutorials, assuming prior experience with high-performance proxy systems.