The load balancer service allows you to scale out and achieve better fault tolerance for your cloud-hosted applications. It can operate as an HTTP application load balancer (layer 7) or a network load balancer for TCP and UDP traffic (layer 4).
Load Balancer
Highly available load balancer service to scale cloud applications
Features
Highly available
By default, two load balancers are deployed and clustered for high availability.
Read moreHealth monitor
Create health monitoring rules to ensure only healthy targets receive traffic.
Read moreHTTP(S) load balancing
Load balance HTTP(S) traffic across multiple backend instances. Implement content-based routing or switching using layer 7 policies and rules.
Read moreTCP / UDP load balancing
Load balance TCP or UDP traffic on any port across a pool of compute instances within a region.
Read moreChoice of algorithm
You can choose the round robin, source IP address, or least connection algorithm as your load balancing strategy.
Read moreConnection draining
Remove members gracefully from the pool avoiding breaking open network connections from clients.
Read morePrices
| Resource type | Price per hour (ex GST) | Price per month (ex GST) |
|---|---|---|
| n1.lb | $0.034 | $24.62 |