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<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_heartbeat</h1>
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<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>sends messages with server status to frontend proxy</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module�Identifier:</a></th><td>heartbeat_module</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.3 and later</td></tr></table>
<h3>Summary</h3>
<p> <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_heartbeat.html">mod_heartbeat</a></code> sends multicast messages to a <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_heartmonitor.html">mod_heartmonitor</a></code> listener
that advertises the servers current connection count. Usually, <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_heartmonitor.html">mod_heartmonitor</a></code>
will be running on a proxy server with <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_lbmethod_heartbeat.html">mod_lbmethod_heartbeat</a></code> loaded, which allows
<code class="directive"><a href="/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass">ProxyPass</a></code> to use the "heartbeat" <em>lbmethod</em> inside
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<code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_heartbeat.html">mod_heartbeat</a></code> itself is loaded on the origin server(s) that serve requests
through the proxy server(s).
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<code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_status.html">mod_status</a></code> and <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_watchdog.html">mod_watchdog</a></code>
must be either a static modules or, if a dynamic module, must
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<h3>Topics</h3>
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<li><img alt="" src="/images/down.gif" /> <a href="#consuming">Consuming mod_heartbeat Output</a></li>
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<h2><a name="consuming" id="consuming">Consuming mod_heartbeat Output</a></h2>
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Every 1 second, this module generates a single multicast UDP
packet, containing the number of busy and idle workers. The
packet is a simple ASCII format, similar to GET query parameters
in HTTP.
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<div class="example"><h3>An Example Packet</h3><p><code>
v=1&ready=75&busy=0
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Consumers should handle new variables besides busy and ready,
separated by '&', being added in the future.
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="HeartbeatAddress" id="HeartbeatAddress">HeartbeatAddress</a> <a name="heartbeataddress" id="heartbeataddress">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Multicast address for heartbeat packets</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>HeartbeatAddress <var>addr:port</var></code></td></tr>
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<p>The <code class="directive">HeartbeatAddress</code> directive specifies the
multicast address to which <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_heartbeat.html">mod_heartbeat</a></code> will send
status information. This address will usually correspond to a configured
<code class="directive"><a href="/mod/mod_heartmonitor.html#heartbeatlisten">HeartbeatListen</a></code> on a
frontend proxy system.</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>
HeartbeatAddress 239.0.0.1:27999
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