title: run multiple instances of node.js in parallel
body: <p>I was thinking about using a reverse proxy to distribute API requests to multiple node.js instances of a REST API. Like this it should be possible to achieve much better overall performance since multiprocessor systems can perfectly run multiple instances on one core each (or similar).</p>
  
  <p>What are common solutions for such a distribution of requests onto multiple node instances and what are important points to take in mind?</p>