# Haproxy config does not work

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**Created:** [August 3, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/haproxy-config-does-not-work/6779 "2021-08-03T01:53:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/haproxy-config-does-not-work/6779/2 "2021-08-03T08:52:51Z")

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Check whether the destination server is actually reachable and enable logging during the failing request:

> [@How to enable HAProxy Stats Log](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/how-to-enable-haproxy-stats-log/1738/2):
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> You can find the details of the logging system in the documentation, section 8 [1]. As an example, here is a basic logging configuration: global log 127.0.0.1 syslog debug defaults log global mode http option httplog [1] [https://cbonte.github.io/haproxy-dconv/1.7/configuration.html#8](https://cbonte.github.io/haproxy-dconv/1.7/configuration.html#8)

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