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Find step-by-step technical guides and tutorials for load balancer configuration. Learn how to master Layer 4, 7 and GSLB, automate deployments with our API/CLI, and configure advanced features like SSL termination, health checks, and HA clustering.

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Finally, a simple way to convert MaxMind GeoIP Database files to the legacy DAT format!

How should you compare load balancers?

I didn't ask anything about the load balancer's features, because we already know the market is mature and I have no unusual requirements. I also didn't ask about the load balancer's maximum performance...

Comparisons How-tos

Choosing the best load balancer for AWS: Cloud conundrums

You’re moving over to Amazon Web Services (AWS), where you know you’ll find a broad set of global cloud-based services. These services help organizations like yours to move faster, lower IT costs, and scale...

AWS / Azure / GCP How-tos
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What are the best load balancing methods and algorithms?

The primary function of a load balancer is to keep your application running with no downtime. It is an invaluable tool for systems architects, and it has the benefit of being pretty simple to understand...

Comparisons High Availability How-tos

FTPS Implicit vs FTPS Explicit: Who will win?

Implementation of FTP and configuration of your firewalls can be cumbersome, especially when it comes to being secure during your file transfer...

Security How-tos

Load Balancing Exchange 2016

Exchange 2016 is Microsoft's latest enterprise level messaging and collaboration server...

Application Management How-tos Microsoft

How to write an external health check script for HAProxy

Loadbalancer.org were the original sponsors of the external health check mechanism in HAProxy. We think it's an invaluable tool when you need something a bit special...

HAProxy Open source How-tos

Printing without pain: How to scale print environments and avoid downtime

Print environments often bring together multiple technologies and applications, which can present challenges. There’s the issue of planned downtime: end-users may need to make manual changes to their network when print services fail, taking servers out of production for maintenance or updates.....

Print How-tos High Availability

Monitoring Loadbalancer.org appliances using OmniCenter from Netreo

OmniCenter is a server monitoring, alerting and reporting product which can be deployed to monitor your whole network/infrastructure, providing a single place to view of all systems and alerting you if there are any problems...

Application Management How-tos

Load balancing your load balancers for a crazy amount of SSL TPS

The plan is to use an inexpensive pair of load balancers - using Layer 4 DR mode for maximum throughput and transparency - to load balance some more mid to high-end load balancers. This enables us to handle the SSL offload at a much more affordable price than simply buying a big box...

Performance How-tos