Set up load balancing

Upstreams act as target for routes and use a predefined set of nodes to split route-directed traffic, thus preventing server overload for high-traffic endpoints.

Create an upstream

You can create an upstream when configuring a route, or create an upstream object for use in configuring different routes.

To add an upstream:

1. Click Upstream from your dashboard
2. Click +Create
3. Enter a name for the upstream and the target host and port.
4. Choose an Algorithm and Upstream type. This guide uses the round robin algorithm and a node for the upstream type. Leave other fields empty.
5. Click Next. Preview your configurations and click Submit

Test load balancing