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1.2 KiB
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37 lines
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# What is HAProxy?
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HAProxy is a free, open source high availability solution, providing load
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balancing and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications by spreading requests
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across multiple servers. It is written in C and has a reputation for being fast
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and efficient (in terms of processor and memory usage).
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> [wikipedia.org/wiki/HAProxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAProxy)
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# How to use this image
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Since no two users of HAProxy are likely to configure it exactly alike, this
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image does not come with any default configuration.
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Please refer to [upstream's excellent (and comprehensive)
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documentation](https://cbonte.github.io/haproxy-dconv/) on the subject of
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configuring HAProxy for your needs.
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It is also worth checking out the [`examples/` directory from
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upstream](http://www.haproxy.org/git?p=haproxy-1.5.git;a=tree;f=examples).
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## Create a `Dockerfile`
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FROM haproxy:1.5
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COPY haproxy.cfg /usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
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Build and run:
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docker build -t my-haproxy .
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docker run -d --name my-running-haproxy my-haproxy
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## Directly via bind mount
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docker run -d --name my-running-haproxy -v /path/to/haproxy.cfg:/usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg:ro haproxy:1.5
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