Install Let's Encrypt SSL on HAProxy

Overview We’ll go through the steps how to install Let’s Encrypt SSL on HAProxy. Aside from installing and configuring haproxy with Let’s encrypt certbot and acquiring ssl, we are also going to cover how to renew the certificate automatically. The written instructions are performed on GNU/Linux servers(Debian in this case). Prerequisites: HAProxy installed Cerbot installed Note: HAProxy and Certbot are installed on the same server in this example. If you need more information to understand how the HAProxy works, you can check this post where we explained how haproxy works and went through the example configuration, where we explained the configuration in detail. ...

April 4, 2021 · 7 min · 1289 words · MarkoN

Install HAProxy on Debian

Overview We’ll cover the steps on how to Install HAProxy on Debian. Apart from showcasing the installation steps of HAProxy, we’re also going to explain basics of HAProxy, how it works and also how to configure HAProxy too. HAProxy can run with round-robin instructions and with in failover mode, but also it can run with both at the same time, assuring the HA(High Availability). Aside running HAProxy in round-robin mode only, some HA scenarios require failover where you want to have a backup server or servers for the main servers which serve a website or an app for a more reliable HA environment and with easier maintenance. ...

February 9, 2021 · 5 min · 934 words · MarkoN