How do I configure Nginx as a load balancer?

How do I configure Nginx as a load balancer?

To configure Nginx as a load balancer, you'll need to set up a few directives in your Nginx configuration file.

What directives do I need to add?

You should include the 'upstream' directive to define your backend servers and the 'server' block to handle incoming requests.

Can you provide an example configuration?

Sure! Here's a basic example:

http {
    upstream backend {
        server backend1.example.com;
        server backend2.example.com;
    }

    server {
        listen 80;
        location / {
            proxy_pass http://backend;
        }
    }
}

How do I test if the load balancing is working?

You can test it by sending requests to your Nginx server and checking the logs of your backend servers to see if the requests are distributed.