Glossary term
What is load balancer? Meaning for developers
In DevOps
Divides incoming traffic between many servers so no single one is overwhelmed. On AWS this is the ALB.
Learn it properly · DevOpsLesson 12: ALB and Auto Scaling: Scaling to 1000+ Concurrent UsersOne server becomes many. Health checks, target groups, and servers that appear when traffic spikes and vanish when it drops.In Networking for Developers
A server that spreads incoming traffic across several backend servers and skips the sick ones.
Learn it properly · Networking for DevelopersLesson 6: Load Balancers, Proxies, CDNs and FirewallsLayer 4 and layer 7 balancing, reverse and forward proxies, CDNs, caching at the edge, and firewalls and security groups.