> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xloud.tech/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Load Balancer

> Distribute application traffic across multiple instances with Xloud Load Balancer — layer 4/7 balancing, health monitoring, and TLS termination for.

Distribute application traffic intelligently across compute instances with built-in health monitoring and TLS termination.

<Card title="Xloud Load Balancer — Enterprise LBaaS" icon="combine" href="https://xloud.tech/xavs" color="#197560" horizontal>
  Product details and datasheet on xloud.tech
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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Xloud Load Balancer</p>

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  <Card title="User Guide" icon="book-open" href="/services/load-balancer/user-guide" color="#197560">
    Create load balancers, configure listeners and pools, set up health monitors, and assign floating IPs to distribute traffic across your instances.
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  <Card title="Admin Guide" icon="shield-check" href="/services/load-balancer/admin-guide" color="#197560">
    Configure provider drivers, manage flavor profiles, set project quotas, and monitor the load balancing infrastructure as a platform administrator.
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  <Card title="CLI Reference" icon="terminal" href="/services/load-balancer/cli-reference" color="#197560">
    `openstack loadbalancer` commands for managing load balancers, listeners, pools, and members from the command line.
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  <Card title="Health Monitors" icon="heart-pulse" color="#197560">
    Configure TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, and PING health checks to automatically remove unhealthy members from rotation.
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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Key Features</p>

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  <Card title="Layer 4 & Layer 7 Balancing" icon="layers" href="/services/load-balancer/listeners" color="#197560">
    Support for TCP/UDP load balancing at layer 4 and HTTP/HTTPS routing at layer 7. Route traffic based on URL path, hostname, or header values.
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  <Card title="Active Health Monitoring" icon="activity" href="/services/load-balancer/health-monitors" color="#197560">
    Continuous health checks detect member failures in seconds and automatically redirect traffic — no manual intervention required.
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  <Card title="TLS Termination" icon="shield" href="/services/load-balancer/listeners" color="#197560">
    Offload TLS processing to the load balancer. Manage certificates through Xloud Key Manager for centralized certificate lifecycle control.
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  <Card title="Session Persistence" icon="clock" href="/services/load-balancer/pools" color="#197560">
    SOURCE\_IP, HTTP\_COOKIE, and APP\_COOKIE persistence modes ensure session-aware applications route returning clients to the same member.
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  <Card title="Floating IP Integration" icon="globe" href="/services/load-balancer/floating-ip" color="#197560">
    Associate a public floating IP directly with a load balancer VIP for external access without exposing individual backend instances.
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  <Card title="Multiple Algorithms" icon="git-branch" href="/services/load-balancer/pools" color="#197560">
    Choose from ROUND\_ROBIN, LEAST\_CONNECTIONS, and SOURCE\_IP distribution algorithms. Match the balancing strategy to your workload profile.
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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Load Balancer Components</p>

| Component      | Description                                                                                        |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Load Balancer  | Top-level resource bound to a subnet. Provides the virtual IP (VIP) address for client connections |
| Listener       | Defines the protocol and port on which the load balancer accepts traffic (TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, UDP)   |
| Pool           | A group of backend members that receive traffic from a listener                                    |
| Member         | An individual backend instance registered to a pool, identified by its IP and port                 |
| Health Monitor | Periodic probes that determine member availability and control traffic routing                     |
| L7 Policy      | Layer 7 rules that redirect, reject, or forward HTTP traffic based on request properties           |

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Related Services</p>

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  <Card title="Xloud Compute" icon="server" href="/services/compute" color="#197560">
    Backend instances that serve as pool members behind the load balancer
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  <Card title="Xloud Networking" icon="network" href="/services/compute" color="#197560">
    Subnets, security groups, and floating IPs used by load balancer resources
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  <Card title="Xloud Key Manager" icon="lock" href="/services/key-manager" color="#197560">
    TLS certificates and secrets for HTTPS listeners and end-to-end encryption
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  <Card title="Xloud DNS" icon="globe" href="/services/dns" color="#197560">
    Map domain names to load balancer VIPs for application endpoint management
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  <Card title="Xloud Identity" icon="fingerprint" href="/cli-setup" color="#197560">
    Authentication and RBAC policies governing load balancer resource access
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  <Card title="Xloud Object Storage" icon="box" href="/services/object-storage" color="#197560">
    Store access logs and TLS certificate backups for compliance and auditing
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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Getting Started</p>

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  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/cli-setup" color="#197560">
    Configure Dashboard access and CLI credentials before working with Load Balancer
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  <Card title="User Guide" icon="book-open" href="/services/load-balancer/user-guide" color="#197560">
    Step-by-step instructions for creating your first load balancer
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