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# Horisontal skalering

> Kør flere Ayakaleaf Pro-replikaer bag en load balancer med sticky sessions.

Én replika bruger én nodes CPU til hver kompilering: på vores testnoder med 2 vCPU'er tog seks samtidige kompileringer tre gange så lang tid som én, mens de andre noder stod ubrugte hen. Flere replikaer fordeler brugerne og deres kompileringer over noderne.

Dette følger Overleafs design for [Horisontal skalering](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/da/on-premises/maintenance/horizontal-scaling.md), oversat til Kubernetes:

| Krav | Her |
| - | - |
| Delt MongoDB og Redis | `10-mongo.yaml` og `20-redis.yaml` fra installationen |
| Delte hemmeligheder | Secret'en `overleaf-secrets` fra [trin 2](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/da/on-premises/installation/using-kubernetes/2.-create-the-namespace-and-secrets.md) har dem allerede |
| Projektfiler og historik i **S3** (ikke NFS) | enhver S3-tjeneste, se [S3](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/da/on-premises/configuration/kubernetes/s3.md); Garage dér som et eksempel i clusteret |
| En lokal disk pr. replika til kompileringer og uploads | `hostPath` `/srv/overleaf-ha` på hver node |
| Vedvarende routing, WebSockets, 10 min. timeouts, 50 MB uploads | HAProxy med Overleafs eksempelkonfiguration |
| git-bridge som singleton ved siden af én replika | git-bridge med `overleaf-0` som søskende |

> [!WARNING]
>
> Planlæg S3 fra starten. En instans, der allerede gemmer filer på sin volumen, kræver først [S3-migreringen](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/da/on-premises/maintenance/s3-migration.md). Denne opsætning erstatter Deployment'en fra trin 5: slet den (`kubectl delete -f 40-overleaf.yaml`), før du anvender StatefulSet'et.

**1. S3-lager**

Opsæt de tre buckets og to brugere som beskrevet i [S3](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/da/on-premises/configuration/kubernetes/s3.md) med din S3-tjeneste eller med Garage i clusteret, og læg de fire nøgler i Secret'en `overleaf-s3`. Konfigurationen nedenfor bruger Garage-eksemplet fra den side.

**2. Konfiguration**

Denne ConfigMap erstatter `30-config.yaml`. Den tilføjer S3 og git-bridge og peger `OVERLEAF_SITE_URL` på load balanceren:

```yaml title="60-config.yaml" wrap theme={null}
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: overleaf-env
  namespace: overleaf
data:
  OVERLEAF_APP_NAME: Ayakaleaf Pro
  OVERLEAF_SITE_URL: http://192.0.2.10:30081      # the load balancer (HAProxy) URL
  OVERLEAF_ADMIN_EMAIL: admin@example.com
  # Emails: add the sender and the SMTP server together, see Email delivery
  OVERLEAF_MONGO_URL: mongodb://mongo-0.mongo:27017,mongo-1.mongo:27017,mongo-2.mongo:27017/sharelatex?replicaSet=overleaf
  OVERLEAF_REDIS_HOST: redis
  REDIS_HOST: redis
  ENABLED_LINKED_FILE_TYPES: project_file,project_output_file,url
  ENABLE_CONVERSIONS: "true"
  EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_DISABLED: "true"
  OVERLEAF_TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS: loopback,10.244.0.0/16   # HAProxy runs in the pod CIDR
  # Sandboxed compiles, node paths: each replica owns /srv/overleaf-ha on its node
  SANDBOXED_COMPILES: "true"
  SANDBOXED_COMPILES_SIBLING_CONTAINERS: "true"
  DOCKER_RUNNER: "true"
  SANDBOXED_COMPILES_HOST_DIR_COMPILES: /srv/overleaf-ha/data/compiles
  SANDBOXED_COMPILES_HOST_DIR_OUTPUT: /srv/overleaf-ha/data/output
  SANDBOXED_COMPILES_HOST_DIR_CACHE: /srv/overleaf-ha/data/cache
  ALL_TEX_LIVE_DOCKER_IMAGES: ghcr.io/ayaka-notes/texlive-full:2026.1
  ALL_TEX_LIVE_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAMES: TeX Live 2026
  TEX_LIVE_DOCKER_IMAGE: ghcr.io/ayaka-notes/texlive-full:2026.1
  # S3 (required for more than one replica); keys are in the Secret overleaf-s3
  OVERLEAF_FILESTORE_BACKEND: s3
  OVERLEAF_FILESTORE_TEMPLATE_FILES_BUCKET_NAME: overleaf-template-files
  OVERLEAF_FILESTORE_S3_ENDPOINT: http://garage:3900
  OVERLEAF_FILESTORE_S3_PATH_STYLE: "true"
  OVERLEAF_FILESTORE_S3_REGION: garage
  OVERLEAF_HISTORY_BACKEND: s3
  OVERLEAF_HISTORY_PROJECT_BLOBS_BUCKET: overleaf-project-blobs
  OVERLEAF_HISTORY_CHUNKS_BUCKET: overleaf-chunks
  OVERLEAF_HISTORY_S3_ENDPOINT: http://garage:3900
  OVERLEAF_HISTORY_S3_PATH_STYLE: "true"
  OVERLEAF_HISTORY_S3_REGION: garage
  # Git integration: one git-bridge, its sibling is overleaf-0
  GIT_BRIDGE_ENABLED: "true"
  GIT_BRIDGE_HOST: 10.96.100.80      # the git-bridge Service's fixed ClusterIP, see 75-git-bridge.yaml
  GIT_BRIDGE_PORT: "8000"
```

**3. Replikaer**

```yaml title="70-overleaf.yaml" wrap theme={null}
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: overleaf-hl
  namespace: overleaf
spec:
  clusterIP: None            # stable DNS per replica: overleaf-0.overleaf-hl, ...
  selector:
    app: overleaf-ha
  ports:
    - {name: http, port: 80}
    - {name: web, port: 3000}       # git-bridge API (sibling only)
    - {name: history, port: 3100}   # history-v1, used by git-bridge via V1_HISTORY_URL
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
  name: overleaf
  namespace: overleaf
spec:
  serviceName: overleaf-hl
  replicas: 3
  # OrderedReady: overleaf-0 runs the migrations alone before the next replica starts
  podManagementPolicy: OrderedReady
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: overleaf-ha
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: overleaf-ha
    spec:
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
      # Keep the environment to the ConfigMap and Secrets: no REDIS_PORT=tcp://..., GIT_BRIDGE_PORT=tcp://...
      enableServiceLinks: false
      affinity:
        podAntiAffinity:            # one replica per node: each uses that node's Docker and disk
          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
            - labelSelector:
                matchLabels:
                  app: overleaf-ha
              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
      containers:
        - name: sharelatex
          image: ghcr.io/ayaka-notes/overleaf-pro:6.3.2
          env:
            - name: POD_NAME
              valueFrom:
                fieldRef:
                  fieldPath: metadata.name
            # Each replica hands out history URLs with its own stable name, so git-bridge can reach them
            - name: V1_HISTORY_URL
              value: http://$(POD_NAME).overleaf-hl.overleaf.svc.cluster.local:3100/api
          envFrom:
            - configMapRef: {name: overleaf-env}
            - secretRef: {name: overleaf-secrets}
            - secretRef: {name: overleaf-s3}
          ports:
            - containerPort: 80
          readinessProbe:
            httpGet: {path: /status, port: 80}
            periodSeconds: 10
          resources:
            requests: {cpu: 500m, memory: 1536Mi}
            limits: {memory: 3Gi}
          volumeMounts:
            - {name: local, mountPath: /var/lib/overleaf}
            - {name: docker-sock, mountPath: /var/run/docker.sock}
      volumes:
        # Local disk for ephemeral files (compiles, output, uploads); the HOST_DIR_* paths are under it
        - name: local
          hostPath: {path: /srv/overleaf-ha, type: DirectoryOrCreate}
        - name: docker-sock
          hostPath: {path: /var/run/docker.sock, type: Socket}
```

* **StatefulSet, ikke Deployment.** Hver replika får et stabilt navn (`overleaf-0`, `overleaf-1`, ...), som load balancerens cookie og git-bridge henviser til, og `OrderedReady` starter først `overleaf-0` alene, så kun én replika kører databasemigreringerne.
* **Én replika pr. node.** Hver replika starter sine kompileringer via sin nodes Docker og gemmer dem i sin nodes `/srv/overleaf-ha`.
* **`V1_HISTORY_URL` pr. replika.** Hver replika udleverer historiklinks med sit eget navn, så git-bridge kan nå dem.

**4. git-bridge**

```yaml title="75-git-bridge.yaml" wrap theme={null}
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: git-bridge
  namespace: overleaf
spec:
  # Fixed ClusterIP (inside the service CIDR): the sharelatex image's nginx proxies /git/ with
  # `resolver 127.0.0.11` (Docker's DNS), which does not exist in Kubernetes, so GIT_BRIDGE_HOST is this IP
  clusterIP: 10.96.100.80
  selector:
    app: git-bridge
  ports:
    - {name: http, port: 8000}
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
  name: git-bridge
  namespace: overleaf
spec:
  serviceName: git-bridge
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: git-bridge
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: git-bridge
    spec:
      # Service "git-bridge" would inject GIT_BRIDGE_PORT=tcp://..., which git-bridge reads as its port
      enableServiceLinks: false
      containers:
        - name: git-bridge
          image: ghcr.io/ayaka-notes/overleaf-pro/git-bridge:6.3.2   # same version as the sharelatex image
          command: ["/server-pro-start.sh"]
          securityContext:
            runAsUser: 0
          env:
            - {name: GIT_BRIDGE_API_BASE_URL, value: "http://overleaf-0.overleaf-hl.overleaf.svc.cluster.local:3000/api/v0/"}
            - {name: GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_SERVER, value: "http://overleaf-0.overleaf-hl.overleaf.svc.cluster.local"}
            - {name: GIT_BRIDGE_POSTBACK_BASE_URL, value: "http://git-bridge.overleaf.svc.cluster.local:8000"}
            - {name: GIT_BRIDGE_ROOT_DIR, value: /data/git-bridge}
          ports:
            - containerPort: 8000
          resources:
            requests: {cpu: 100m, memory: 256Mi}
            limits: {memory: 768Mi}
          volumeMounts:
            - {name: data, mountPath: /data/git-bridge}
  volumeClaimTemplates:
    - metadata:
        name: data
      spec:
        accessModes: [ReadWriteOnce]
        resources:
          requests:
            storage: 5Gi
```

Se [Git-integration](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/da/on-premises/configuration/kubernetes/integrations/git-integration.md) for, hvorfor `GIT_BRIDGE_HOST` er en fast IP-adresse.

**5. Load balancer**

HAProxy-konfigurationen er Overleafs eksempel med fem ændringer: `/project/<id>/mcp` routes til `overleaf-0` ligesom `/git/` (se [MCP-server](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/da/on-premises/configuration/kubernetes/integrations/mcp-server.md#several-replicas)), almindelig HTTP på port `8080` (imaget kører som en ikke-root-bruger, der ikke kan binde port 80 under containerd), servere findes via cluster-DNS (pod-IP'er ændres ved hver genstart), et DaemonSet, så hver node svarer, og `balance leastconn` i stedet for standarden `roundrobin` (se spørgsmål og svar nedenfor).

```yaml title="80-haproxy.yaml" wrap theme={null}
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: haproxy-config
  namespace: overleaf
data:
  haproxy.cfg: |
    global
      log stdout format raw local0 info

    resolvers kubedns
      parse-resolv-conf
      hold valid 10s

    defaults
      mode                    http
      # New sessions go to the replica with the fewest open connections (editors keep a WebSocket open)
      balance                 leastconn
      option                  httpchk HEAD /status
      http-check              expect status 200
      default-server          check resolvers kubedns init-addr none
      log                     global
      option                  httplog
      # Reroute to a different backend if the sticky one is down
      option                  redispatch 1
      retries                 3
      # Sticky session for 24h of inactivity -- compile output is deleted after 24h
      cookie                  server-pro-ha insert maxidle 24h
      timeout queue           1m
      timeout connect         15s
      timeout client          1m
      # Allow slow compiles -- hard-coded limit in clsi is 10min
      timeout server          10m
      # Disconnect the editor after 23h
      timeout tunnel          23h
      # Lower than NGINX_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT (65s) in the sharelatex container
      timeout http-keep-alive 60s

    listen overleaf
      bind :8080
      option forwardfor
      # When TLS ends in front of HAProxy, also pass:  http-request set-header X-Forwarded-Proto https
      # git requests go to the git-bridge sibling
      use-server overleaf-0 if { path_beg /git/ }
      # MCP clients send no cookie: keep compile, log and PDF download on one replica
      use-server overleaf-0 if { path_reg ^/project/[0-9a-f]{24}/mcp(/|$) }
      http-response add-header X-Served-By %s
      stats enable
      stats uri /haproxy
      server overleaf-0 overleaf-0.overleaf-hl.overleaf.svc.cluster.local:80 cookie overleaf-0
      server overleaf-1 overleaf-1.overleaf-hl.overleaf.svc.cluster.local:80 cookie overleaf-1
      server overleaf-2 overleaf-2.overleaf-hl.overleaf.svc.cluster.local:80 cookie overleaf-2
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
# DaemonSet: one HAProxy per node, so the NodePort answers on every node with externalTrafficPolicy
# Local. The cookie holds the replica name, so stickiness works whichever HAProxy a request hits.
kind: DaemonSet
metadata:
  name: haproxy
  namespace: overleaf
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: haproxy
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: haproxy
      annotations:
        config-hash: "1"   # bump to restart after editing the ConfigMap
    spec:
      containers:
        - name: haproxy
          image: haproxy:lts-alpine
          ports:
            - containerPort: 8080
          resources:
            requests: {cpu: 50m, memory: 32Mi}
            limits: {memory: 256Mi}
          volumeMounts:
            - {name: config, mountPath: /usr/local/etc/haproxy}
      volumes:
        - name: config
          configMap:
            name: haproxy-config
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: haproxy
  namespace: overleaf
spec:
  type: NodePort
  externalTrafficPolicy: Local    # keep the client IP (no SNAT); only nodes running HAProxy answer
  selector:
    app: haproxy
  ports:
    - {name: http, port: 80, targetPort: 8080, nodePort: 30081}
```

```bash theme={null}
kubectl delete -f 40-overleaf.yaml --ignore-not-found
kubectl apply -f 60-config.yaml -f 70-overleaf.yaml -f 75-git-bridge.yaml -f 80-haproxy.yaml
kubectl -n overleaf rollout status statefulset/overleaf --timeout=20m
curl -sI http://192.0.2.10:30081/login | grep -i x-served-by
```

`externalTrafficPolicy: Local` bevarer brugernes IP-adresser i `X-Forwarded-For`.

**6. TLS**

Afslut HTTPS i HAProxy som beskrevet i [TLS-proxy](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/da/on-premises/configuration/kubernetes/tls-proxy.md), og sæt derefter `OVERLEAF_SITE_URL` til `https://`-adressen og `OVERLEAF_SECURE_COOKIE: "true"` i `60-config.yaml`.

### Hvad du kan forvente

Vi testede tre replikaer på tre noder med hver 2 vCPU'er og 4 GB, med MongoDB, Redis, Garage, git-bridge og HAProxy på de samme noder:

* 12 brugere, der kompilerede et dokument på 600 sider samtidig: alle 12 kompilerede og hentede deres PDF, 4 brugere pr. replika; en runde tog 8 til 18 sekunder. Hver node beholdt mindst 1,3 GB ledig hukommelse.
* Hver bruger bliver på én replika (cookie `server-pro-ha`), herunder PDF-downloadet, der skal komme fra den replika, der kompilerede det. Det samme gælder over HTTPS, herunder editorens WebSocket.
* Når en replika stopper, får dens brugere fejl i omkring 15 til 20 sekunder, indtil HAProxy markerer den som nede; derefter flyttes de til en anden replika og forbliver logget ind, fordi sessioner ligger i Redis.

### Spørgsmål og svar

> [accordion] Hvorfor `balance leastconn`?
>
> **Svar:** Med Overleafs eksempel (`roundrobin`, én HAProxy pr. node) endte 12 nye brugere med at fordele sig med 8, 3 og 1 på de tre replikaer i vores test, og den travleste replika fik de langsomste brugere til at vente 29 sekunder. Med `leastconn`, der foretrækker replikaen med færrest åbne forbindelser (hver editor holder en WebSocket åben), gav den samme test 4, 4 og 4 og 18 sekunder. Stickiness er uændret: den kommer fra cookien.

> [accordion] Kan jeg bruge min ingress-controller i stedet for HAProxy?
>
> **Svar:** Ja, hvis den router via en cookie til en stabil replika, understøtter WebSockets, tillader forespørgselstider på 10 minutter og uploads på 50 MB, holder sin keep-alive-timeout under 65 sekunder, sender `X-Forwarded-For` og `X-Forwarded-Proto` og sender `/git/` og `/project/<id>/mcp` til `overleaf-0`. Route til replikaernes egne navne (`overleaf-N.overleaf-hl`), ikke til en Service, der fordeler hver forespørgsel.

> [accordion] Hvordan tilføjer jeg en fjerde replika?
>
> **Svar:** Tilføj en node med Docker og TeX Live-imagesene, sæt `replicas: 4` i `70-overleaf.yaml`, og tilføj en linje `server overleaf-3 ...` til HAProxy-konfigurationen (og forøg `config-hash`, så HAProxy genstarter).


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