[Unit] Description=HAProxy Load Balancer After=network.target [Service] Environment="HAPROXY_CONF=/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg" "PIDFILE=/run/haproxy.pid" ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/haproxy -f $HAPROXY_CONF -c -q # -W: master-worker mode ExecStart=/usr/sbin/haproxy -Ws -f $HAPROXY_CONF -p $PIDFILE ExecReload=/usr/sbin/haproxy -f $HAPROXY_CONF -c -q ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID KillMode=mixed Type=notify [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target