# Backend not invoked

**URL:** <https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/backend-not-invoked/2381>\
**Category:** Help!\
**Created:** [April 18, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/backend-not-invoked/2381 "2018-04-18T08:25:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mahesh](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/Mahesh)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/backend-not-invoked/2381/1 "2018-04-18T08:25:21Z")

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I am looking at forwarding HTTP (front end) to HTTPS (backend). Backend is not being invoked.  
Simplified to only HTTP to HTTP, still no luck.  
HA-Proxy version 1.8.7 2018/04/07

Debug mode shows only this  
haproxy -f /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg -d  
Available polling systems :  
epoll : pref=300, test result OK  
poll : pref=200, test result OK  
select : pref=150, test result OK  
Total: 3 (3 usable), will use epoll.

Available filters :  
[TRACE] trace  
[COMP] compression  
[SPOE] spoe  
Using epoll() as the polling mechanism.  
00000000:http-in.accept(0004)=0006 from [127.0.0.1:59088] ALPN=  
00000000:http-in.clicls[adfd:ffffffff]  
00000000:http-in.closed[adfd:ffffffff]

# Configuration

global  
log 127.0.0.1 local6  
#daemon  
maxconn 256  
defaults  
log 127.0.0.1 local6  
mode http  
timeout connect 5000ms  
timeout client 50000ms  
timeout server 50000ms  
option forwardfor  
option http-server-close  
frontend http-in  
#log 127.0.0.1 local6  
bind \*:8091  
reqadd X-Forwarded-Proto:\ https  
use\_backend dcc  
backend dcc  
mode http  
server localhost :9022

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**Author:** ![Mahesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mahesh](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/Mahesh)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/backend-not-invoked/2381/2 "2018-04-18T09:25:44Z")

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Pointed the backend to a HTTP end point on local server.  
I see the request being forwarded. Since there were no logs to indicate request was being forwarded, I assumed request was not being forwarded.  
Need to test with HTTP (front end) to HTTPS(backend)

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**Author:** ![lukastribus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@lukastribus](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/lukastribus)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/backend-not-invoked/2381/3 "2018-04-18T11:32:32Z")

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This requires adding to the server config line the `ssl` keyword and either the CA certificate (`ca-file /path/to/ca-cert.pem`) or disable cert verification (`verify none`).