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https://github.com/mdshimulmahmud/nginx-l4-load-balancer
https://github.com/mdshimulmahmud/nginx-l4-load-balancer
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mdshimulmahmud/nginx-l4-load-balancer
- Owner: MdShimulMahmud
- Created: 2024-08-15T12:33:46.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-19T05:30:33.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-19T06:39:01.770Z (3 months ago)
- Language: Dockerfile
- Size: 1.95 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
## Configuring **nginx** for Layer 4 Load Balancer
We know that nginx works as a
- Reverse Proxy,
- Load Balancer and
- Web Server.
There are two types of load balancers:
- Layer 4 load balancer (http protocol)
- Layer 7 load balancer (tcp protocol)
## Repository Setup
To work with this repository, follow these steps:
1. Clone the repository to your local machine:
```sh
git clone [email protected]:MdShimulMahmud/nginx-l4-load-balancer.git
cd nginx-l4-load-balancer
```
1. Build Docker images:
- app1
```sh
cd app1
docker build -t app1 .
docker run app1
```
- app2
```sh
cd app2
docker build -t app2 .
docker run app2
```
- lb
```sh
cd lb
docker build -t lb .
docker run -p 80:80 lb
```
## Testing the Load Balancer
To check if the load balancer is working properly, run the following command:
```sh
curl http://localhost:80
```
If you encounter an error related to the `nginx.conf` file's `backend_servers` IP addresses, you can inspect the network to find the IP addresses of your `app1` and `app2` containers. Run the following command and replace the IP address with your machine's IP:
```sh
docker inspect network
```