Glossary

Load Balancer

Distributes incoming requests across many servers.

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Definition

Distributes incoming requests across many servers.

How it works

Health-checks backends and routes by an algorithm (round-robin, least-connections). L4 = by IP/port; L7 = understands HTTP.

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Common questions

What is Load Balancer?

Distributes incoming requests across many servers.

How does Load Balancer work?

Health-checks backends and routes by an algorithm (round-robin, least-connections). L4 = by IP/port; L7 = understands HTTP.

What is Load Balancer used for in system design?

Health-checks backends and routes by an algorithm (round-robin, least-connections). L4 = by IP/port; L7 = understands HTTP.

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