Apache Traffic Server is a caching proxy server provided by The Apache Software Foundation. It was formerly available as a commercial product owned by Yahoo until Apache acquired it. Its user base mainly comprises Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Its objective is to meet complex data demands. Apache Traffic Server provides many deployment options to its users. It can be deployed as a web proxy cache, as a reverse proxy, or in a cache hierarchy. Apache Traffic Server can also serve as a load balancer. It comes with a DNS resolver, a set of administration tools along with several traffic server security options for increased protection.

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Websites using Apache Traffic Server by countrymarket share · top 5 countries
🇨🇿Czechia
29%
🇺🇸United States
14%
🇪🇬Egypt
7.1%
🇱🇧Lebanon
7.1%
🇸🇰Slovakia
7.1%
0%7.5%15%23%30%
Websites using Apache Traffic Server by industrydetected industries
Technology & Computing · 29%Software Development · 14%Manufacturing & Industrial · 14%Religion & Spirituality · 14%Shopping · 14%Mental Health · 14%MARKETSHARE
Technology & Computing29%
Software Development14%
Manufacturing & Industrial14%
Religion & Spirituality14%
Shopping14%
Mental Health14%

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Frequently asked

What is Apache Traffic Server?
Apache Traffic Server is an open-source HTTP/HTTPS proxy server and cache. It advances the working and scalability of web applications by caching user request content and handling simultaneous connections. Then it serves content from the cache or forwards the user requests to the origin server, thus acting as a reverse proxy, forward proxy, or caching server.
What kinds of users and organization types can work with Apache Traffic Server?
Apache Traffic Server is helpful for internet service providers, enterprises, and big intranets. Some examples of users and organizations using ATS are web hosting companies, content delivery networks (CDNs), online retailers and e-commerce sites, media and streaming companies, academic institutions and research organizations, enterprises, and government organizations.
How does Apache Traffic Server work?
Apache Traffic Server first receives user requests, forwards them to the correct web server, and returns the reply to the client. It also caches frequent user request content to reduce the web server load and recover the response time. Apache Traffic Server also includes acting as a proxy to the origin server and leveraging content from a cache hierarchy and nearby caches.
What are the benefits of using Apache Traffic Server?
Apache Traffic Server increases web applications’ performance, reduces web server load, advances client response time, and supports many protocols and features. Other benefits of using Apache Traffic Server (ATS) are scalability, handling high-traffic websites and applications, flexibility, customizability, an advanced caching mechanism, and a robust multi-threaded architecture.
Can Apache Traffic Server be used with other web servers?
Yes, Apache Traffic Server conjunction includes other web servers like Apache HTTP Server, Nginx, and Microsoft IIS. Apache Traffic Server can act as a reverse proxy placed in front of other web servers to manage incoming user requests and direct them to the correct server. It can also act as an origin server to serve the content directly.