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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions pages/load-balancer/api-cli/setting-up-ssl-offloading.mdx
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title: Setting up SSL offloading via API
description: Learn how to set up SSL offloading on Scaleway Load Balancer using API and CLI. Enhance security and performance with this comprehensive step-by-step guide.
content:
h1: Setting up SSL Offloading via API
h1: Setting up SSL offloading via API
paragraph: Learn how to set up SSL offloading on Scaleway Load Balancer using API and CLI. Enhance security and performance with this comprehensive step-by-step guide.
tags: ssl offloading api ssl-offloading load-balancer
dates:
validation: 2024-11-25
validation: 2025-06-02
posted: 2021-05-26
categories:
- network
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paragraph: Discover how to delete a Scaleway Load Balancer with ease. Follow this guide for step-by-step instructions to clean up your cloud resources securely and efficiently.
tags: load-balancer load balancer
dates:
validation: 2024-11-25
validation: 2025-06-02
posted: 2021-05-26
categories:
- network
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paragraph: Learn how to set up S3 failover on Scaleway Load Balancer for seamless redundancy. Follow this step-by-step guide to ensure high availability and optimal performance for your cloud storage.
tags: s3-failover amazon-s3 failover load-balancer object-storage bucket
dates:
validation: 2024-11-25
validation: 2025-06-02
posted: 2022-02-21
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- network
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- instances
- elastic-metal
dates:
validation: 2024-11-25
validation: 2025-06-02
posted: 2023-11-16
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- load-balancer
tags: Load-balancer pfSense HAproxy dedibox
dates:
validation: 2023-11-27
validation: 2025-06-02
validation_frequency: 18
posted: 2020-03-11
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<Macro id="requirements" />

- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
- An [SSH key](/organizations-and-projects/how-to/create-ssh-key/)
- A [Scaleway Dedibox](https://www.scaleway.com/en/dedibox/) with KVM-over-IP access

## Installing pfSense

<Message type="important">
The installation of pfSense is done using the [KVM-over-IP device](/dedibox-kvm-over-ip/quickstart/) of the Elastic Metal server or the Scaleway Dedibox.
The installation of pfSense is done using the [KVM-over-IP device](/dedibox-kvm-over-ip/quickstart/) of the Scaleway Dedibox. Alternatively, you may be able to use an Elastic Metal server with [remote access](https://www.scaleway.com/en/docs/elastic-metal/how-to/activate-remote-access/).
</Message>

1. Connect to the [KVM-over-IP device](/dedibox-kvm-over-ip/quickstart/) of your Elastic Metal server or Scaleway Dedibox.
1. Connect to the [KVM-over-IP device](/dedibox-kvm-over-ip/quickstart/) of your Scaleway Dedibox.
2. Depending on the type of the KVM-over-IP device, you can either mount a locally downloaded [pfSense ISO Image](https://www.pfsense.org/download/) or mount a virtual media from a [network share](https://virtualmedia.online.net/pfsense/).
3. Boot the server from the ISO file or the virtual CD-ROM drive.
4. The pfSense install wizard displays. Accept the copyright and distribution notice by pressing the **Enter** key on your keyboard:
<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_install_01.webp" alt="" />
5. The pfSense welcome screen displays, select **Install** and confirm by pressing **Enter** to launch the setup wizard:
5. The pfSense welcome screen displays. Select **Install** and confirm by pressing **Enter** to launch the setup wizard:
<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_install_02.webp" alt="" />
6. Choose the Keymap for your pfSense installation. By default, the `US` keymap is preselected. Select the desired keymap from the list and confirm by pressing **Enter**:
6. Choose the keymap for your pfSense installation. By default, the `US` keymap is preselected. Select the desired keymap from the list and confirm by pressing **Enter**:
<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_install_03.webp" alt="" />
7. Choose the disk to install pfSense on. If your server has more than one disk, choose `ada0` as the installation destination. Press **Enter** to confirm.
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<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_install_04.webp" alt="" />
8. Select the partition scheme for the volume. The default option is `MBR`. You can keep this value and confirm by pressing **Enter**:
<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_install_05.webp" alt="" />
9. The setup wizard starts copying the data from the virtual CD ROM drive to the server's hard disk. This may take a while depending on the connection speeds:
9. The setup wizard starts copying the data from the virtual CD ROM drive to the server's hard disk. This may take a while depending on the connection speed:
<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_install_06.webp" alt="" />
10. The automatic installation finishes. Choose **Yes** and confirm by pressing **Enter** to open a shell in the newly installed system to run a manual configuration:
<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_install_07.webp" alt="" />
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<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_setup_02.webp" alt="" />

Click **Next** to move forward.
3. In the second step, the wizard proposes different support options, proceed by clicking on **Next** if you do not need them.
3. In the second step, the wizard proposes different support options. Proceed by clicking on **Next** if you do not need them.
4. Enter general information about the pfSense server. These include the **Hostname** and the **Domain** of the server. Leave **Primary DNS Server** and **Secondary DNS Server** empty and the option **Override DNS** checked. Click **Next** to continue:
<Lightbox src="scaleway-pfsense_setup_04.webp" alt="" />
5. Configure the [NTP Time Server](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol). You can leave the default value and set the **Timezone** to **Europe/Paris**, then click **Next** to continue:
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Click **Save**, then **Apply Changes** to activate the new configuration.

The configuration of the first pfSense is complete now.
The configuration of the first pfSense is now complete.

### Backing up the configuration and deploying a second machine

Backup and download the configuration to deploy it on the second machine.
Back up and download the configuration to deploy it on the second machine.

1. Go to **Diagnostics** > **Backup & Restore**.
2. In the **Backup Configuration** tab, click **Download configuration as XML** to download and save the configuration. The downloaded file named `config-<hostname>-<timestamp>.xml` contains all the configuration of pfSense (admin account, interfaces, VLAN settings, firewall rules). The downloaded file can be used to deploy a second pfSense machine, based on the **identical** hardware configuration.
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