Networking

Keep Services Available Under Any Load

Distribute incoming traffic across instances automatically. SSL termination, configurable health checks, and session persistence - ready from day one.

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Layer 4 & Layer 7

TCP load balancing for raw throughput, HTTP/S routing for header and path-based traffic rules in the same product.

Automatic Health Checks

Unhealthy backend instances are removed from rotation in seconds and restored automatically once they recover.

SSL / TLS Termination

Offload TLS handshakes to the load balancer. Backend instances serve plain HTTP on the private network.

What You Get

Layer 4 and Layer 7 balancing

SSL/TLS termination

Health checks

Session persistence

Auto-scaling integration

WebSocket support

Best For

High-traffic websitesAPI gatewaysMicroservicesScalable applications

Automatically distribute incoming traffic across multiple instances for high availability and fault tolerance.

Technical Specifications

Protocols

HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP

Algorithms

Round Robin, Least Connections, IP Hash

TLS support

TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3

Health check interval

Configurable - minimum 5 s

Session persistence

Cookie-based or source IP

WebSocket

Full pass-through support

How It Works

Create a load balancer

Choose the protocol (HTTP, HTTPS, or TCP), port, and load-balancing algorithm.

Register backend instances

Add the instance IPs or auto-scaling group that will receive forwarded requests.

Configure health checks

Set the check path, interval, and healthy/unhealthy thresholds for automatic failover.

Point your DNS and go live

Create an A record pointing to the LB's floating IP. Traffic is distributed immediately.

Common Use Cases

High-Traffic Web Applications

Handle traffic spikes without single-instance bottlenecks. Add more backend instances at any time with instant registration.

E-commerce peak trafficMarketing campaign launchesFlash sale events

API Gateways

Route API traffic across multiple API server instances with path or header-based routing rules.

REST API clustersGraphQL endpoint poolsWebhook receiver farms

Zero-Downtime Deployments

Drain connections from one instance, deploy the new version, then re-register - end users see nothing.

Blue/green deploymentsRolling instance upgradesCanary traffic splits

Often Used With

Compute Instances

Virtual machines on demand

Virtual Networks

Secure, isolated networking

Container Services

Run containers at scale

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