HAProxy version 3.2.9 2025/11/21 - https://haproxy.org/
Status: long-term supported branch - will stop receiving fixes around Q2 2030.
Known bugs: http://www.haproxy.org/bugs/bugs-3.2.9.html
Running on: Linux 6.18.60-r0-gcp-6.18 #Chainguard SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Oct 30 16:29:35 UTC 2026 x86_64
Usage : haproxy [-f <cfgfile|cfgdir>]* [ -vdVD ] [ -n <maxconn> ] [ -N <maxpconn> ]
[ -p <pidfile> ] [ -m <max megs> ] [ -C <dir> ] [-- <cfgfile>*]
-v displays version ; -vv shows known build options.
-d enters debug mode ; -db only disables background mode.
-dM[<byte>,help,...] debug memory (default: poison with <byte>/0x50)
-dt activate traces on stderr
-V enters verbose mode (disables quiet mode)
-D goes daemon ; -C changes to <dir> before loading files.
-W master-worker mode.
-Ws master-worker mode with systemd notify support.
-q quiet mode : don't display messages
-c check mode : only check config files and exit
-cc check condition : evaluate a condition and exit
-4 force resolvers to consider IPv4 responses only
-n sets the maximum total # of connections (uses ulimit -n)
-m limits the usable amount of memory (in MB)
-N sets the default, per-proxy maximum # of connections (0)
-L set local peer name (default to hostname)
-p writes pids of all children to this file
-dC[[key],line] display the configuration file, if there is a key, the file will be anonymised
-de disables epoll() usage even when available
-dp disables poll() usage even when available
-dS disables splice usage (broken on old kernels)
-dG disables getaddrinfo() usage
-dR disables SO_REUSEPORT usage
-dL dumps loaded object files after config checks
-dc dumps the list of selected and evicted CPUs
-dK{class[,...]} dump registered keywords (use 'help' for list)
-dr ignores server address resolution failures
-dV disables SSL verify on servers side
-dW fails if any warning is emitted
-dD diagnostic mode : warn about suspicious configuration statements
-dF disable fast-forward
-dI enable insecure fork
-dZ disable zero-copy forwarding
-sf/-st [pid ]* finishes/terminates old pids.
-x <unix_socket> get listening sockets from a unix socket
-S <bind>[,<bind options>...] new master CLI
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