HAProxy on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
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HAProxy on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg
HAProxy on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by cloudimg
HAProxy 3.0 LTS is the world's fastest and most widely used open-source software load balancer and reverse proxy, powering high-traffic sites with TCP and HTTP load balancing, health checking and observability. This cloudimg image runs HAProxy as the packaged haproxy.service, binds the public frontend on port 80, and ships a self-contained demo backend so the load balancer and the built-in Statistics Report are live the moment the VM boots. Backed by 24/7 expert support.
What is Included
- HAProxy 3.0 LTS bound to :80 as the public frontend (HAProxy is the listener - no nginx)
- The built-in HAProxy Statistics Report at /stats, protected by HTTP Basic auth with a per-VM password
- An unauthenticated /health endpoint returning 200 ok for load balancers and probes
- A self-contained demo backend (be_demo) of two loopback responders so the LB and stats show live traffic with no external dependency
- A per-VM stats password generated on first boot and recorded in a root-only file
- 24/7 cloudimg support
Getting Started
Deploy from the Azure Marketplace or the Azure CLI, allow ports 22 and 80, then browse to http://<vm-ip>/stats and sign in as admin with the password from /root/haproxy-credentials.txt. Repoint the be_demo backend in /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg at your own application servers and reload with zero downtime.
Why Choose cloudimg?
- 24/7 Expert Support with guaranteed 24 hour response. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk
- Production Ready from Launch Pre configured, security patched, and validated before publication
- Azure Native Integration Built with Azure Linux Agent, cloud init, and Gen2 Hyper V
Use Cases
TCP and HTTP load balancing, reverse proxy, SSL termination front-end, high-availability application delivery, and a self-hosted alternative to managed load balancers.
Visit www.cloudimg.co.uk/guides/haproxy-on-ubuntu-24-04-azure for the full user guide.
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