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SSL termination✓✓
HTTP compressionAvailableAvailable
Throughput1 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps (aggregate)
Concurrent sessionsUp to 10,000Starting at 100,000*
Servers2-10Unlimited
Virtual IPs1-10Unlimited
Automatic failover✓✓
Full redundancy✓✓
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SSL offloading✓✓
Advanced traffic scripting–✓

How do load balancers work?

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Load balancers use load balancing algorithms to distribute incoming traffic across multiple servers. Each load balancing algorithm provides a server with its own unique benefit.

Load balancing functions as both failover and the simplest method for scaling out a website or web application. As customers visit your website, they are first connected your load balancer solution. The algorithm then directs each customer to one of your web servers. As traffic increases, new web servers can be quickly and easily added to the pool of load balanced servers.

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Load balancer solutions FAQ

A load balancer directs traffic as it enters your server. Instead of all incoming traffic going to one location and overwhelming your server, the load balancer guides traffic to network locations with sufficient resources. The result is the optimization of server resources and system downtime or failure prevention.

The right load balancer solution will be different for every business. Ultimately, it will come down to the type of traffic you expect to receive and what best fits your organization’s needs. If you have any questions about load balancers on Liquid Web products, you can contact us anytime. Our expert team of has decades of experience working with load balancers we’ll help you decide which option is right for you.

Yes, load balancers can handle SSL/TLS traffic. A load balancer can encrypt traffic and also decrypt it via the offloading process.

There are five different types of load balancers:

  1. Network load balancers – Decides where to route network traffic through layer 4 load balancing and is considered the fastest load balancing solution.
  2. Internal load balancers – Similar to network load balancers but focus on internal infrastructure.
  3. Hardware load balancers – Leverage on-premise hardware to direct network traffic. These load balancers are typically costly, but they can also handle a large volume of traffic.
  4. Virtual load balancers – Uses the same software and set up as a hardware load balancer but exists on a virtual machine.
  5. Software load balancers – Software load balancers can either be open-source or commercial and require installation. They are a more budget-friendly option than hardware load balancers.

The different load balancing algorithms are:

  • Hash – Directs incoming traffic based on a parameter you define (i.e., request URL, IP address, etc.)
  • Least time – Sends requests or traffic to a server based on the fastest response time and least amount of connections
  • Random with two choices – Selects two servers at random and then chooses which server to send traffic to via the least time algorithm
  • IP Hash – The client’s IP address dictates which server receives the incoming traffic or request
  • Round robin – Servers are used in a standard rotation
  • Least connections – This algorithm also factors in the overall computing capacity of a particular server to determine which option truly has the least connections

The steps to configure a load balancer will vary depending on the platform you use. However, that being said, the process generally follows these steps:

  1. Choose your type of load balancer
  2. Define the load balancer
  3. Assign your load balancer to a security group
  4. Create and verify your load balancer

While you can certainly configure your load balancer yourself, Liquid Web can also do it for you. Contact us now to learn more about our fully managed solutions.

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