title: TCP load balancing in HAProxy with persistent TCP connections
body: <p>Currently, I have a single client (component) having a single persistent TCP connection with the server(another component), and messages are exchanged asynchronously. I wanted to have a load balancer (HAProxy preferably) where the connection b/w client and load balancer as well as b/w load balancer and multiple servers as persistent TCP connection. </p>
  
  <p>I know HAProxy can easily be set up for the TCP load balancing, but I wanted to know does it support persistent connections out of the box. Would be great help if someone points me in the right direction. Thanks.</p>