SEC.01
The playbook
The run starts read-only: the recon probes decide what happens next. The steps that follow are adapted to the distribution and state found — a real machine is rarely clean.
- 01recondistro and version: apt (Debian/Ubuntu) or dnf (RHEL/Fedora/Rocky/Alma)?
- 02reconHAProxy already installed? which version?
- 03reconservice active?
- 04recondoes a config (frontends/backends) already exist? do not overwrite it
- 05actInstall HAProxy (if missing)verify
- 06actValidate the configverify
- 07actEnable and startverify
SEC.02
What it verifies
Each step ships its own check. The run only moves on when the check passes, so what the recipe reports as done is what is actually on the server.
- 01verifyInstall HAProxy (if missing)Verified by
haproxy -v | head -1 - 02verifyValidate the configVerified by
haproxy -c -f /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo valid - 03verifyEnable and startVerified by
systemctl is-active haproxy
SEC.03
Guardrails
Non-negotiable instructions the run must respect, whatever it finds on the server.
Do not replace an existing HAProxy config without a backup. Always validate (haproxy -c) before reloading. Do not invent frontends/backends: the application config is up to the user.
SEC.04
How a recipe runs in Servor
Servor is zero-knowledge: the platform cannot execute anything on its own. When you launch this recipe, a run reads the reconnaissance, plans the steps and asks for your approval. Each approved command is signed by your browser — with a key the server never sees — then relayed verbatim to the agent, which verifies the signature locally before executing.
search by intent — type “firewall”, get ufw
- 01Read-only reconnaissance before any change
- 02Every command signed by your browser, approved by you
- 03Each step verified before the run moves on, every run kept in the history
SEC.05
Deploy on Servor button
Maintain HAProxy or a project that needs it? Put this button in your README or on your site: one click and your users install it on their own server.
SEC.06
More web server recipes
- 01nginxnginx web server, started, enabled at boot and verified.
- 02CaddyCaddy with automatic HTTPS for a domain.
- 03Apache httpdApache web server, started, enabled and verified.
- 04TraefikTraefik reverse proxy via Docker, with the dashboard and automatic TLS.
- 05Nginx Proxy ManagerWeb-UI reverse proxy Nginx Proxy Manager via Docker.
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