# haproxy conf
global log 127.0.0.1 local1 maxconn 4096
defaults mode http maxconn 2048
userlist AuthUsers user admin password $6$SydPP/et7BGN$C5VIhcn6OxuIaLPhCDCmzJyqDYQF8skik3J6sApkXPa6YPSVGutcgQPpdX/VEycGNi3sw7NxLSflEb53gzJtA1
frontend nginx-frontend bind *:5000 mode http timeout connect 5s timeout client 5s timeout server 5s default_backend nginx-backend acl authusers_acl http_auth(AuthUsers) http-request auth realm nginx-backend if !authusers_acl
backend nginx-backend server nginx nginx:80 check inter 5s rise 2 fall 3
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# Install this package to generate hash password
sudo apt-get install whois
# mkpasswd -m sha-512 <password>
mkpasswd -m sha-512 admin@456
# expected output
$6$gnGNapo/XeXYg39A$T/7TDfMrZXUDPbv5UPYemrdxdh5xEwqBrzSbpJYs9rfxLbQtgQzxyzkSGWIVOEGze8KrsA0urh3/dG.1xOx3M0
# Copy the generated password and paste in haproxy.cfg file
#Deploy the containers to test configuration
sudo docker run -d --name nginx nginx
sudo docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --name haproxy --link nginx:nginx -v /home/users/haproxy.cfg:/usr/local/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg haproxy
# Check in the browser, username and password will be prompted.