Unix Socket vs TCP Loopback Between Containers in One Kubernetes Pod

Test workload: Apache and PHP-FPM as two containers in one pod. PHP 8.4, three configuration profiles, 42.7 million requests in the main runs, plus an optimisation ablation, an overload test and a cross-check on a second VM. The short version Yes, a Unix socket is faster than TCP loopback between two containers in the same pod. Here it is measured... Weiterlesen: Unix Socket vs TCP Loopback Between Containers in One Kubernetes Pod