# Haproxy rewrite without a backend

**URL:** https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/haproxy-rewrite-without-a-backend/4937
**Category:** Help!
**Created:** [March 10, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/haproxy-rewrite-without-a-backend/4937 "2020-03-10T09:37:09Z")
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### Author: ![aarathy53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@aarathy53](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/aarathy53)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/haproxy-rewrite-without-a-backend/4937/1 "2020-03-10T09:37:09Z")

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Hi

Is there a way to set up haproxy rewrite without a backend ?

Thanks in advance

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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: [March 10, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/haproxy-rewrite-without-a-backend/4937/2 "2020-03-10T21:01:57Z")

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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: [March 10, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/haproxy-rewrite-without-a-backend/4937/3 "2020-03-10T21:02:15Z")

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You already have a thread for this:

> [@Haproxy backend](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/haproxy-backend/4912/1):
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> Hi Can we have a haproxy.cfg without backend members , we want to use the hap solely for redirection only . Please let me know if more info is needed…