> One reason for that would be to separate the flow and configuration of > different systems. > If i use the same installation for multiple systems (propelled by > different teams and agendas) > then each time the config file is touched, all systems are likely to be > affected and hence the changes would need to be tested against all > their requirements. > However if i use the same server but different instances, my changes to > the configuration would be impacting only the corresponding system.
If thats the issue then I would suggest to install it to different boxes or VMs. Otherwise, HAproxy can be started or installed multiple times without any problem, but you will have to adjust configurations, init-scripts, etc, for example to use unique PID files. You probably also want different chroot paths. Lukas