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Setting up Timeout for Websockets/HAProxy

We must edit the HAProxy setup file in order to adjust the timeout options for WebSocket connections in HAProxy. We can find the setup file in the /etc/haproxy/ directory. It is also called haproxy.cfg. We can change the timeouts as follows:

1. Using a text editor, open the HAProxy config file:

2. Then, find the section that includes the WebSocket app’s frontend or backend setup. This section will also contain lines starting with frontend or backend followed by a name.

3. Look for the timeout settings in the frontend or backend section. For WebSocket, we can consider the following timeout settings: timeout client, timeout server, and timeout tunnel.

4. In order to suit the needs, change the timeout values. We can provide the timeout settings in milliseconds, seconds, minutes, or hours.

5. Now, close the text editor. Then, save the changes to the HAProxy config file.

6. Lastly, to make the changes take effect, it’s crucial to reload the HAProxy service.

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Conclusion

To sum up, our Tech team went over the details of setting up timeout options for WebSockets in HAProxy in 6 steps.