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HAProxy load balancer provides a low-cost option for customers desiring to utilize a load balancer with ECS. It offers both Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancing that is sufficient to support client requests for both object and file access on ECS. An example and best practices were described in this white paper to provide guidance and a reference to architects interested in deploying HAProxy with ECS.