> ## 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 User Guide

> Create and manage load balancers, listeners, pools, health monitors, and floating IP assignments in Xloud.

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

Xloud Load Balancer distributes inbound application traffic across a pool of backend
instances. Use the guides below to create load balancers, configure listeners and pools,
set up health monitors, assign public floating IPs, and troubleshoot traffic issues.

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  <Card title="Create a Load Balancer" icon="plus-circle" href="/services/load-balancer/create-lb" color="#197560">
    Provision a new load balancer with a listener, pool, and health monitor in a single workflow.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Listeners" icon="ear" href="/services/load-balancer/listeners" color="#197560">
    Add HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, and UDP listeners to an existing load balancer.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pools" icon="users" href="/services/load-balancer/pools" color="#197560">
    Manage backend member pools and configure traffic distribution algorithms.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Health Monitors" icon="heart-pulse" href="/services/load-balancer/health-monitors" color="#197560">
    Configure TCP, HTTP, and HTTPS health checks to automatically remove unhealthy members.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Floating IP Assignment" icon="globe" href="/services/load-balancer/floating-ip" color="#197560">
    Expose your load balancer VIP on a public network using a floating IP.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Troubleshooting" icon="wrench" href="/services/load-balancer/troubleshooting" color="#197560">
    Resolve provisioning failures, member health issues, and TLS handshake errors.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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

| Concept            | Description                                                                     |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Load Balancer**  | Top-level resource holding a virtual IP (VIP) on a chosen subnet                |
| **Listener**       | Protocol and port definition. A load balancer supports multiple listeners       |
| **Pool**           | Collection of backend members. Each listener routes to one default pool         |
| **Member**         | A backend instance IP and port registered in a pool                             |
| **Health Monitor** | Periodic probes that mark members UP or DOWN                                    |
| **L7 Policy**      | HTTP routing rules — redirect, reject, or forward based on URL path or hostname |
| **Flavor**         | Appliance capacity profile selected at provisioning time                        |

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

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  <Card title="Load Balancer Admin Guide" icon="settings" href="/services/load-balancer/admin-guide" color="#197560">
    Configure provider drivers, flavor profiles, quotas, and platform monitoring.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Xloud Key Manager" icon="lock" href="/services/key-manager" color="#197560">
    Store TLS certificates for HTTPS listener termination.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>