https://github.com/sancakerkan/udploadbalancer

This project implements a simple UDP Load Balancer that distributes incoming UDP messages to a pool of backend servers using a round-robin scheduling algorithm.
https://github.com/sancakerkan/udploadbalancer

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This project implements a simple UDP Load Balancer that distributes incoming UDP messages to a pool of backend servers using a round-robin scheduling algorithm.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sancakerkan/udploadbalancer
• Owner: sancakerkan
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-06-24T11:34:18.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-02T00:23:22.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-10T02:20:12.076Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: computernetworks, load-balancer, networks, python, round-robin, udp
• Language: Python
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• Size: 12.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# UDP Load Balancer 🌐

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This project implements a simple UDP Load Balancer that distributes incoming UDP messages to a pool of backend servers using a round-robin scheduling algorithm.

## Table of Contents

- [Description](#description)

- [Features](#features)

- [Installation](#installation)

- [Usage](#usage)

- [Configuration](#configuration)

- [Contributing](#contributing)

- [License](#license)

## Description

The UDP Load Balancer receives messages from a client and forwards them to one of the available servers in a round-robin manner. It then waits for the server's response and forwards the response back to the client.

## Features

- Round-robin load balancing

- Timeout handling for server responses

- Error handling for communication issues

### Example Output

![Load Balancer](https://i.imgur.com/ILT9TYq.png)

(Click image to enlarge)

## Installation

1. Clone the repository

2. Ensure you have Python installed (preferably Python 3.6+).

## Usage

1. Start the load balancer:

    ```bash

    python UDPLoadBalancer.py

    ```

2. Run your servers (Server1, Server2, Server3) on the specified ports.

3. Use the client to send messages to the load balancer:

    ```bash

    python Client.py 127.0.0.1 12345

    ```

## Configuration

- **Load Balancer Address and Port:**

    - The load balancer listens on `127.0.0.1:12345` by default.

    - Modify `LB_IP` and `LB_PORT` in `UDPLoadBalancer.py` to change the address and port.

- **Server Addresses:**

    - The server addresses are specified in `SERVER_ADDRESSES` in `UDPLoadBalancer.py`.

    - Add or remove server addresses as needed.

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and use a feature branch. Pull requests are warmly welcome.

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.