Here’s another great article on how to manage your loads on your web server using linux program “balance”:
Ideally you should install a load balancer on a dedicated machine that can handle all the incoming connections, with a separate network interface for internal and external connections. However, none of this is necessary for the purposes of this article. To start testing balance, download the latest version from the project’s Web site. Unpack it, build it, and install it as follows:

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