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# HAProxy
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[](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/musl.yml)
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[](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/aws-lc.yml)
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[](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/openssl-nodeprecated.yml)
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[](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/illumos.yml)
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[](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/netbsd.yml)
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[](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/haproxy/haproxy/)
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[](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/actions/workflows/vtest.yml)
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HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP
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and HTTP-based applications.
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## Installation
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The [INSTALL](INSTALL) file describes how to build HAProxy.
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A [list of packages](https://github.com/haproxy/wiki/wiki/Packages) is also available on the wiki.
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## Getting help
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The [discourse](https://discourse.haproxy.org/) and the [mailing-list](https://www.mail-archive.com/haproxy@formilux.org/)
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are available for questions or configuration assistance. You can also use the [slack](https://slack.haproxy.org/) or
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[IRC](irc://irc.libera.chat/%23haproxy) channel. Please don't use the issue tracker for these.
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The [issue tracker](https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/issues/) is only for bug reports or feature requests.
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## Documentation
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The HAProxy documentation has been split into a number of different files for
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ease of use. It is available in text format as well as HTML. The wiki is also meant to replace the old architecture
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guide.
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- [HTML documentation](http://docs.haproxy.org/)
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- [HTML HAProxy LUA API Documentation](https://www.arpalert.org/haproxy-api.html)
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- [Wiki](https://github.com/haproxy/wiki/wiki)
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Please refer to the following files depending on what you're looking for:
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- [INSTALL](INSTALL) for instructions on how to build and install HAProxy
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- [BRANCHES](BRANCHES) to understand the project's life cycle and what version to use
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- [LICENSE](LICENSE) for the project's license
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- [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING) for the process to follow to submit contributions
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The more detailed documentation is located into the doc/ directory:
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- [ doc/intro.txt ](doc/intro.txt) for a quick introduction on HAProxy
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- [ doc/configuration.txt ](doc/configuration.txt) for the configuration's reference manual
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- [ doc/lua.txt ](doc/lua.txt) for the Lua's reference manual
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- [ doc/SPOE.txt ](doc/SPOE.txt) for how to use the SPOE engine
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- [ doc/network-namespaces.txt ](doc/network-namespaces.txt) for how to use network namespaces under Linux
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- [ doc/management.txt ](doc/management.txt) for the management guide
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- [ doc/regression-testing.txt ](doc/regression-testing.txt) for how to use the regression testing suite
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- [ doc/peers.txt ](doc/peers.txt) for the peers protocol reference
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- [ doc/coding-style.txt ](doc/coding-style.txt) for how to adopt HAProxy's coding style
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- [ doc/internals ](doc/internals) for developer-specific documentation (not all up to date)
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## License
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HAProxy is licensed under [GPL 2](doc/gpl.txt) or any later version, the headers under [LGPL 2.1](doc/lgpl.txt). See the
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[LICENSE](LICENSE) file for a more detailed explanation.
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