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by TimWolla 851 days ago
FYI: Serving static files is easier and more flexible in modern versions of HAProxy via the `http-request return` action [1]. No need to abuse error pages and no need to embed the header within the error file any longer :-) You even have some dynamic generation capabilities via the `lf-file` option, allowing you to embed e.g. the client IP address or request ID in responses.

[1] https://docs.haproxy.org/dev/configuration.html#4.4-return

Disclosure: I'm a community contributor to HAProxy.
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LinuxBender 851 days ago
Nice, I will have to play around with that. I admit I sometimes get stuck in outdated patterns due to old habits and being lazy.

I'm a community contributor to HAProxy.

I think I recall chatting with you on here or email, I can't remember which. I have mostly interacted with Willy in the past. He is also on here. Every interaction with HAProxy developers have been educational and thought provoking not to mention pleasant.

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TimWolla 851 days ago
> I think I recall chatting with you on here or email, I can't remember which.

Could possibly also have been in the issue tracker, which I did help bootstrapping and doing maintenance for quite a while after initially setting it up. Luckily the core team has took over, since I had much less time for HAProxy contributions lately.

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