haproxy-ng cookbook

A resource-driven cookbook for configuring HAProxy.

Cookbook builds on 2 core resources:

• haproxy_instance: the "parent" resource, which maps to a complete configuration and a running haproxy daemon
• haproxy_proxy: the "core" proxy resource, which maps to a specific proxy

Additional resources haproxy_frontend, haproxy_backend, haproxy_defaults,
and haproxy_listen extend the haproxy_proxy resource with additional validation
for common configuration keywords for their respective proxy type.

Suggested background reading:

• Manual
• This README, the modules in libraries/helper.rb, and the individual HWRPs

Recipes

haproxy-ng::default

Configures a default 'haproxy' instance and service via the config, tuning,
and proxies cookbook attributes (which correspond to the resource attributes).

This recipe also provides a useful example of using the provided helper to map a
list of proxies by name to their corresponding resources in the resource collection
via the Haproxy::Helpers#proxy method. It also illustrates the suggested pattern of
proxying service reloads through a validating execute resource.

haproxy-ng::install

Installs haproxy via the node['haproxy']['install_method'] method.
Supports 'package' and 'source'.

haproxy-ng::service

Configures a default-named ("haproxy") service resource.

Useful for typical installs running a single haproxy service ("service" in the
init-system sense) under the default 'haproxy' service name.

Service providers, or those running multiple haproxy instances will need to
configure a service instance per haproxy_instance.

Attributes

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default Value</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>install_method</td>
<td>
One of: 'package', 'source'
</td>
<td><code>package</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>proxies</td>
<td>
Array of proxy names for the default haproxy_instance[haproxy].
Useful when used in conjunction with a wrapper cookbook that
includes the default recipe.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>config</td>
<td>
Array of global configuration keywords passed to the config attribute
of the haproxy_instance[haproxy] resource in the default recipe.
</td>
<td><code>See attributes/default.rb</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>tuning</td>
<td>
Array of global configuration keywords passed to the tuning attribute
of the haproxy_instance[haproxy] resource in the default recipe.
</td>
<td><code>See attributes/default.rb</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Resources

haproxy_instance

The "parent" resource. Maps 1-to-1 with a generated haproxy config file,
and most likely to a running service.

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default Value</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>config</td>
<td>
Array of global keywords relevant to process management.
See library/helpers.rb or haproxy manual for permissible keywords.
</td>
<td><code>['daemon']</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>tuning</td>
<td>
Array of global keywords relevant to performance tuning.
See library/helpers.rb or haproxy manual for permissible keywords.
</td>
<td><code>['maxconn 256']</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>debug</td>
<td>
Global keyword string relevant to debugging (either 'debug', or 'quiet').
See library/helpers.rb or haproxy manual for permissible keywords.
</td>
<td><code>app</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>proxies</td>
<td>
Array of Chef::Resource::HaproxyProxy instances
(haproxy_{defaults,frontend,backend,listen} included).
See the default recipe for an example of using the provided
Haproxy::Helpers#proxy method to generate this list from the
resource collection.
</td>
<td><code>app</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

haproxy_proxy

The simplest proxy representation and base-class for the other
proxy resources (defaults, frontend, backend, listen).

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default Value</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>type</td>
<td>
String representing the proxy type. One of:
defaults, frontend, backend, listen, peers, userlist.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>config</td>
<td>
Array of proxy keywords, validated against specified proxy type.
See library/helpers.rb or haproxy manual for permissible keywords.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

See test/fixtures/cookbooks/my-lb/recipes/default.rb for an example of
abusing the proxy resource to configure peers and userlists.

haproxy_defaults

Maps to a 'defaults' block in haproxy configuration.

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default Value</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>mode</td>
<td>
String specifying listener mode. One of: http, tcp, health.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>default_backend</td>
<td>
String specifying argument to default_backend keyword.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>balance</td>
<td>
String specifying the desired load-balancing algorithm.
See BALANCE_ALGORITHMS in libraries/helper.rb or haproxy
manual for permissible balance keyword arguments.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>source</td>
<td>
String specifying arguments to the 'source' keyword.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>config</td>
<td>
Array of proxy keywords, validated against 'defaults' proxy type.
See library/helpers.rb or haproxy manual for permissible keywords.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

haproxy_frontend

Maps to a frontend block in the instance configuration, and typically to one or more listening ports or sockets.

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default Value</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>mode</td>
<td>
String specifying listener mode. One of: http, tcp, health.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>acls</td>
<td>
Array of hashes. Each hash must contain keys name, and criterion.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>description</td>
<td>
A String describing the related proxy.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bind</td>
<td>
String or Array of strings containing arguments to bind keyword.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>default_backend</td>
<td>
String specifying argument to default_backend keyword.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>use_backends</td>
<td>
Array of Hashes mapping to a list of use_backend directives.
Each hash is verified to have keys backend and condition.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>config</td>
<td>
Array of proxy keywords, validated against 'frontend' proxy type.
See library/helpers.rb or haproxy manual for permissible keywords.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

haproxy_backend

Maps to a backend configuration block in haproxy configuration.

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default Value</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>mode</td>
<td>
String specifying proxy mode. One of: http, tcp, health.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>acls</td>
<td>
Array of hashes. Each hash must contain keys name, and criterion.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>description</td>
<td>
A String describing the related proxy.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>balance</td>
<td>
String specifying the desired load-balancing algorithm.
See BALANCE_ALGORITHMS in libraries/helper.rb or haproxy
manual for permissible balance keyword arguments.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>source</td>
<td>
String specifying arguments to the 'source' keyword.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>servers</td>
<td>
Array of Hashes. Each Hash must contain keys name, address, port,
and optionally config.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>config</td>
<td>
Array of proxy keywords, validated against 'backend' proxy type.
See library/helpers.rb or haproxy manual for permissible keywords.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

haproxy_listen

Maps to a listen configuration block, combines frontend and backend config
blocks into a single proxy.

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Default Value</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>mode</td>
<td>
String specifying proxy mode. One of: http, tcp, health.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>acls</td>
<td>
Array of hashes. Each hash must contain keys name, and criterion.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>description</td>
<td>
A String describing the related proxy.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>balance</td>
<td>
String specifying the desired load-balancing algorithm.
See BALANCE_ALGORITHMS in libraries/helper.rb or haproxy
manual for permissible balance keyword arguments.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>source</td>
<td>
String specifying arguments to the 'source' keyword.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>servers</td>
<td>
Array of Hashes. Each Hash must contain keys name, address, port,
and optionally config.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>bind</td>
<td>
String or Array of strings containing arguments to bind keyword.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>default_backend</td>
<td>
String specifying argument to default_backend keyword.
</td>
<td><code>nil</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>use_backends</td>
<td>
Array of Hashes mapping to a list of use_backend directives.
Each hash is verified to have keys backend and condition.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>config</td>
<td>
Array of proxy keywords, validated against 'backend' proxy type.
See library/helpers.rb or haproxy manual for permissible keywords.
</td>
<td><code>[]</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>