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      PiBa @zwck
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      @zwck
      There are always options to do the same things differently. But there should not be a 'need' to do so unless you like that way better. Its not like the package changed significantly.

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        zwck @PiBa
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        @piba

        i'd really would love to see an updated tutorial from you, since you are by far the most advanced user of the package :D

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          PiBa @zwck
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          @zwck
          What would you like to see updated? Is there something specifically that is missing that should be explained to basic users to get started?. If some pages are 'outdated' i can give it a go at creating a few new screenshots.. but really almost nothing has changed with regard to the basic frontend+acl&action>backend configuration stuff.. from whats already explained on my wiki pages..

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            zwck
            last edited by zwck

            @Piba, well i am not sure, tbh as i am not to experienced with haproxy it self. I played around with map files, on a standalone system that seemed to work alright too. Not sure if that has an advantage in regards to sni vs offload.

            I used haproxy mainly to serve a couple of webpages with subdomains, and i created a virtualip for haproxy 2.1.1.2, maybe you can check if i didnt build in some obvious mistakes or forgot to tick somethings on.

            # Automaticaly generated, dont edit manually.
            # Generated on: 2018-09-25 10:17
            global
            	maxconn			10000
            	stats socket /tmp/haproxy.socket level admin  expose-fd listeners
            	gid			80
            	nbproc			1
            	nbthread			1
            	hard-stop-after		15m
            	chroot				/tmp/haproxy_chroot
            	daemon
            	tune.ssl.default-dh-param	2048
            	server-state-file /tmp/haproxy_server_state
            	ssl-default-bind-ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256
            	ssl-default-bind-options no-sslv3 no-tlsv10 no-tlsv11 no-tls-tickets
            	ssl-default-server-ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256
            	ssl-default-server-options no-sslv3 no-tlsv10 no-tlsv11 no-tls-tickets
            	tune.ssl.maxrecord 1370
            
            listen HAProxyLocalStats
            	bind 127.0.0.1:2200 name localstats
            	mode http
            	stats enable
            	stats admin if TRUE
            	stats show-legends
            	stats uri /haproxy/haproxy_stats.php?haproxystats=1
            	timeout client 5000
            	timeout connect 5000
            	timeout server 5000
            
            frontend http-https-redirect
            	bind			2.1.1.2:80 name 2.1.1.2:80   
            	mode			http
            	log			global
            	option			http-server-close
            	timeout client		30000
            	#redirect scheme https code 301 if !{ ssl_fc }
            	redirect scheme https code 301
            
            frontend https_frontend
            	bind			2.1.1.2:443 name 2.1.1.2:443   ssl crt-list /var/etc/haproxy/https_frontend.crt_list  
            	mode			http
            	log			global
            	option			http-server-close
            	option			forwardfor
            	acl https ssl_fc
            	http-request set-header		X-Forwarded-Proto http if !https
            	http-request set-header		X-Forwarded-Proto https if https
            	timeout client		90000
            	acl			chatACL	var(txn.txnhost) -m reg -i ^chat.mydomain.io(?::443)?$
            	acl			momACL	var(txn.txnhost) -m reg -i ^mom.mydomain.io(?::443)?$
            	acl			homeACL	var(txn.txnhost) -m reg -i ^home.mydomain.io(?::443)?$
            	acl			speedACL	var(txn.txnhost) -m reg -i ^speed.mydomain.io(?::443)?$
            	acl			restACL	var(txn.txnhost) -m reg -i ^rest.mydomain.io(?::443)?$
            	http-request set-var(txn.txnhost) hdr(host)
            	use_backend backend-chat_ipvANY  if  chatACL 
            	use_backend backend-test-copy_ipvANY  if  momACL 
            	use_backend backend-home_ipvANY  if  homeACL 
            	use_backend backend-speedtest_ipvANY  if  speedACL 
            	use_backend backend-rest_ipvANY  if  restACL 
            
            backend backend-chat_ipvANY
            	mode			http
            	id			105
            	log			global
            	timeout connect		30000
            	timeout server		30000
            	retries			3
            	server			chat 192.168.0.21:3000 id 106 check inter 1000  
            
            backend backend-test-copy_ipvANY
            	mode			http
            	id			123
            	log			global
            	http-response set-header Strict-Transport-Security max-age=31536000;
            	timeout connect		30000
            	timeout server		30000
            	retries			3
            	http-response set-header Content-Security-Policy  "default-src 'none'; font-src 'self'; connect-src 'self' wss: ws: https://mb3admin.com; media-src 'self' blob: data:; manifest-src 'self'; base-uri 'none'; form-action 'self'; frame-ancestors 'self'; object-src 'none'; worker-src 'self' blob:; script-src 'self'  https://www.gstatic.com; img-src data: https: http: ; style-src 'unsafe-inline' 'self'"
            	server			test_34 192.168.0.112:8096 id 126  
            
            backend backend-home_ipvANY
            	mode			http
            	id			113
            	log			global
            	timeout connect		30000
            	timeout server		30000
            	retries			3
            	server			homepi 69.0.0.150:8123 id 114 check inter 1000  
            
            backend backend-speedtest_ipvANY
            	mode			http
            	id			129
            	log			global
            	http-response set-header Strict-Transport-Security max-age=31536000;
            	timeout connect		30000
            	timeout server		30000
            	retries			3
            	#http-request set-header X-Client-IP req.hdr_ip([X-Forwarded-For])
            	server			speed 192.168.0.19:2020 id 130 check inter 1000  
            
            backend backend-rest_ipvANY
            	mode			http
            	id			111
            	log			global
            	timeout connect		30000
            	timeout server		30000
            	retries			3
            	server			rest 192.168.0.19:3580 id 112 check inter 1000
            
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              zwck
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              @Piba,

              I have a specific question regarding the HAProxy setup, In your wiki https://github.com/PiBa-NL/pfsense-haproxy-package-doc/wiki/pfsense_2_3_haproxy_sni_plus_offloading_backends you forward your request that arrive on wan side on port 80 and 443 to the address 192.168.0.133, my question here is, what is this ip, is it an ipalias in your network outside of the dhcp range that haproxy is listening on, or a virtual ip on the lan interface that haproxy is listening on. Would you mind guiding me.

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                PiBa @zwck
                last edited by PiBa

                @zwck
                In my case 192.168.0.133 a virtual-ip of type alias on the pfSense WAN interface, of a test VM that runs with its wan on a private network segment.. Usually you would use the wan-ip of pfSense for that listening. Or wherever you want that haproxy frontend to listen.. Some websites i run with haproxy listening on the lan-ip, as they only need to be accessible when connected to the company network.. So its really up to you, where are your clients going to connect to, and do you want haproxy to directly handle that traffic, or are your going to create a portforward (though imho thats kinda ugly.., but then again, ive heard of haproxy failing to listen directly on a pppoe interface iirc..).

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                  zwck @PiBa
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                  @piba I would like to do it the pretty way, right now i create a virtual ip (ip alias) on the wan interface that is an ip that is outside of my network (lan 192.168.0.0/24) my ip alias is 2.1.1.2/32 then i have a nat portforward from wanadress to 2.1.1.2 of port 80 and 443 and have haproxy listen on that. I guess thats the ugly part :D

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                    PiBa @zwck
                    last edited by

                    @zwck
                    Yup sounds 'ugly' 😉
                    But well, shouldn't be to difficult to change that and make the frontend listen on the wan-ip right.? add a firewall rule to allow the traffic, and remove the portforward.

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                      zwck
                      last edited by

                      @PiBa Thanks for your time and help ! And for the nat rule you just say allow 80/443 to any (e.g. *** http *** and *** https ***)

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                        PiBa @zwck
                        last edited by

                        @zwck
                        So the firewall-rule it would look like:

                        interface: WAN
                        protocol: TCP
                        source-address: any
                        source-port: any
                        destination-address: wan-ip
                        destination-port: 80 (or 443.. or what you want to allow traffic to.)

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                          zwck
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                          thanks !

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