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