# Can I create list of backend servers from a file?

**URL:** <https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/can-i-create-list-of-backend-servers-from-a-file/335>\
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**Created:** [June 1, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/can-i-create-list-of-backend-servers-from-a-file/335 "2016-06-01T04:12:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/41988e/32.png) [@mhouts](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/mhouts)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/can-i-create-list-of-backend-servers-from-a-file/335/1 "2016-06-01T04:12:16Z")

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Some of our backend pools have highly variable traffic so I’m looking for the best way to add and remove servers from the backend pools. Is there a way to load the list of backend servers from a file rather than maintain the list directly in haproxy.conf?