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Alexander Stephan e4bc2d6a83 MEDIUM: server: add 'set server name' CLI command for runtime server renaming
Add the ability to rename a HAProxy server at runtime via the CLI:

  set server <backend>/<server> name <newname>

This is useful in slot-based dynamic scaling setups where servers are
pre-allocated with generic names (e.g. srv001, srv002) but the operator
wants the names to reflect the current workload (e.g. pod name or
IP:port) for observability and server-state-file consistency.

The implementation:
  - validates the new name: non-empty, passes invalid_char() check
    (allows [A-Za-z0-9_:.-]), and fits in the event data name field
  - requires the server to be administratively in maintenance mode
    (same precondition as 'del server')
  - rejects the rename if the server has SRV_F_NAME_REFD set (use-server
    target, track target, sample-fetch ARGT_SRV referent) - keeps the
    running state consistent with the configuration text
  - re-indexes the server in the name tree under thread_isolate(),
    mirroring the locking pattern used by 'add server' / 'del server'
  - publishes a new EVENT_HDL_SUB_SERVER_NAME event with the old and
    new names so downstream consumers (logs, observability backends)
    can track the rename
  - frees the old name immediately under thread isolation: srv_name
    sample consumers (ACLs, log formats, ...) act on the fetched pointer
    within the current task and do not retain it across wake-ups, so
    no extra deferred-free machinery is needed

There is no opt-in directive: like 'add server' and 'del server', the
operation is gated by the server's properties rather than by a
per-backend toggle. This avoids the runtime-surprise failure mode
where an operator discovers at the CLI that renaming is forbidden by
a missing 'option server-rename' rather than by an actual structural
reference.

This feature was discussed in:
  https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/issues/952
2026-07-01 09:31:07 +02:00
.github CI: github: remove OpenTracing leftovers 2026-06-26 16:45:38 +02:00
addons MAJOR: ot: remove deprecated OpenTracing support 2026-06-26 11:27:07 +02:00
admin CLEANUP: admin/halog: improve handling of memory allocation errors 2026-05-31 10:30:00 +02:00
dev DEV: patchbot: prepare for new version 3.5-dev 2026-06-03 14:56:22 +02:00
doc MAJOR: ot: remove deprecated OpenTracing support 2026-06-26 11:27:07 +02:00
examples EXAMPLES: lua/acme: fix acme-gandi-livedns.lua configuration example 2026-06-15 13:50:22 +02:00
include MEDIUM: server: add 'set server name' CLI command for runtime server renaming 2026-07-01 09:31:07 +02:00
reg-tests MAJOR: proxy: remove support for "dispatch" and "transparent" proxy keywords 2026-06-26 10:51:16 +02:00
scripts MAJOR: ot: remove deprecated OpenTracing support 2026-06-26 11:27:07 +02:00
src MEDIUM: server: add 'set server name' CLI command for runtime server renaming 2026-07-01 09:31:07 +02:00
tests TESTS: quic: add unit-tests for QUIC TX part 2025-09-08 14:49:03 +02:00
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BSDmakefile BUILD: makefile: commit the tiny FreeBSD makefile stub 2023-05-24 17:17:36 +02:00
CHANGELOG [RELEASE] Released version 3.5-dev1 2026-06-25 16:53:19 +02:00
CONTRIBUTING CLEANUP: assorted typo fixes in the code and comments 2025-04-02 11:12:20 +02:00
INSTALL MINOR: version: mention that it's development again 2026-06-03 15:25:53 +02:00
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MAINTAINERS MAJOR: spoe: Let the SPOE back into the game 2024-05-22 09:04:38 +02:00
Makefile MAJOR: ot: remove deprecated OpenTracing support 2026-06-26 11:27:07 +02:00
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SUBVERS BUILD: use format tags in VERDATE and SUBVERS files 2013-12-10 11:22:49 +01:00
VERDATE [RELEASE] Released version 3.5-dev1 2026-06-25 16:53:19 +02:00
VERSION [RELEASE] Released version 3.5-dev1 2026-06-25 16:53:19 +02:00

HAProxy

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HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications.

Installation

The INSTALL file describes how to build HAProxy. A list of packages is also available on the wiki.

Getting help

The discourse and the mailing-list are available for questions or configuration assistance. You can also use the slack or IRC channel. Please don't use the issue tracker for these.

The issue tracker is only for bug reports or feature requests.

Documentation

The HAProxy documentation has been split into a number of different files for ease of use. It is available in text format as well as HTML. The wiki is also meant to replace the old architecture guide.

Please refer to the following files depending on what you're looking for:

  • INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install HAProxy
  • BRANCHES to understand the project's life cycle and what version to use
  • LICENSE for the project's license
  • CONTRIBUTING for the process to follow to submit contributions

The more detailed documentation is located into the doc/ directory:

License

HAProxy is licensed under GPL 2 or any later version, the headers under LGPL 2.1. See the LICENSE file for a more detailed explanation.