# Get out of a bind with unix sockets

**URL:** <https://discuss.lfnw.org/t/get-out-of-a-bind-with-unix-sockets/179>\
**Category:** LFNW(virtual)2020 Sessions\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.lfnw.org/t/get-out-of-a-bind-with-unix-sockets/179 "2020-05-11T16:14:46Z")\
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_Load balancing by proxy_

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Presented by @logan

> **[Get out of a bind with unix sockets.](https://lfnw.org/conferences/2020/program/proposals/360)**
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> In 2013, Linux kernel version 3.9 added support for the \`SO\_REUSEPORT\` flag. This flag allows multiple programs (usually instances of the same program) to bind to a single interface and port specification (IPv4 or IPv6) to load balance across...

  
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