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Install HAProxy & CertBot (LetsEncrypt)

Install HAProxy

Install HAProxy v2.4 with the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:vbernat/haproxy-2.4
sudo apt update
sudo install -y haproxy

Edit the HAProxy configuration with this command:

sudo nano /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg

Inside the configuration, leave the global and defaults section as they are but add a frontend for stats and normal web access:

frontend stats
        bind *:8080
        stats enable
        stats uri /
        stats refresh 10s
        stats show-modules
        no log
        stats auth admin:<admin password>
        stats admin if TRUE

frontend http_fe
        bind *:80
        bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/private

        # Test URI to see if it's a LetsEncrypt request
        acl letsencrypt-acl path_beg /.well-known/acme-challenge/
        use_backend certbot_be if letsencrypt-acl

		# The following redirect for non-https traffic breaks if used with Cloudflare Flexible Encryption
        redirect scheme https code 301 if !{ ssl_fc }

        # <Name of website or any comment - Create these lines for every domain/backend>
        acl <acl_name> hdr_beg(host) -i <domain_prefix>.
        use_backend <backend_name> if <acl_name>

        default_backend <default_backend_name>

# <Name of the website or any comment - Create this section for every domain/backend>
backend <backend_name>
        balance roundrobin

        option httpchk HEAD /

        option forwardfor
        http-request set-header X-Forwarded-Port %[dst_port]
        http-request set-header X-Forwarded-Proto https if { ssl_fc }
        
        default-server check maxconn 20
        server <server_name> <server_ip>:<server_port>

backend certbot_be
        server certbot 127.0.0.1:8888

Here's an example using an Ignition Server running on 192.168.120.10 using a domain name beginning with scada. for internet access:

frontend stats
        bind *:8080
        stats enable
        stats uri /
        stats refresh 10s
        stats show-modules
        no log
        stats auth admin:<admin password>
        stats admin if TRUE

frontend http_fe
		bind *:80
		bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/private

		# Test URI to see if it's a LetsEncrypt request
		acl letsencrypt-acl path_beg /.well-known/acme-challenge/
		use_backend certbot_be if letsencrypt-acl

		# Block phpMyAdmin access
        acl block-phpMyAdmin path_beg,url_dec -i /phpmyadmin
        http-request deny if block-phpMyAdmin
        
		# The following redirect for non-https traffic breaks if used with Cloudflare Flexible Encryption
		redirect scheme https code 301 if !{ ssl_fc }

		# Ignition
		acl scada hdr_beg(host) -i scada.
		use_backend ignition_be if scada

		default_backend fake_be

# Ignition
backend ignition_be
		balance roundrobin

		option httpchk HEAD /

		option forwardfor
		http-request set-header X-Forwarded-Port %[dst_port]
		http-request set-header X-Forwarded-Proto https if { ssl_fc }
        
		default-server check maxconn 20
		server iguana 192.168.120.10:8088

backend fake_be
		balance roundrobin

		option httpchk HEAD /

		option forwardfor
		http-request set-header X-Forwarded-Port %[dst_port]
		http-request set-header X-Forwarded-Proto https if { ssl_fc }
        
		default-server check maxconn 20
		server iguana 192.168.120.11:80

backend certbot_be
        server certbot 127.0.0.1:8888

Upgrade HAProxy

If you ever need to upgrade the version to a newer version, check the following site to see if the newer version exists:

https://launchpad.net/~vbernat/+ppa-packages

If it does, use the above commands substituting in the appropriate version to add the newer version's repository and upgrade HAProxy. Once HAProxy is upgraded and verified working, use the following command to remove the old version (again substituting the old version number):

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:vbernat/haproxy-2.3

Install CertBot (LetsEncrypt)

Install Certbot with the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:certbot/certbot
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y certbot

 

 

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