HAProxy + NodeJS gets stuck on TCP Retransmission
- by sled
I have a HAProxy + NodeJS + Rails Setup, I use the NodeJS Server for file upload purposes.
The problem I'm facing is that if I'm uploading through haproxy to nodejs and a "TCP (Fast) Retransmission" occurs because of a lost packet the TX rate on the client drops to zero for about 5-10 secs and gets flooded with TCP Retransmissions.
This does not…