Load balancing

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Requests are distributed across servers instead of piling onto one instance.

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html
<div class="n-demo"><div class="n-head"><strong>REQUEST DISTRIBUTOR</strong><span>LIVE TRACE</span></div><div class="n-stage"><div class="lb"><div class="lb-in n-box">request <b id="lb-num">1</b></div><div class="lb-fan">→</div><div class="lb-servers"><div id="lb0" class="n-box">A <i></i></div><div id="lb1" class="n-box">B <i></i></div><div id="lb2" class="n-box">C <i></i></div></div></div></div><div class="n-foot">tap to step · auto replay</div></div>
css
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js
let step=0;const loads=[0,0,0];function advance(){const selected=step%3;loads[selected]=(loads[selected]+1)%5;for(let i=0;i<3;i++){const el=document.getElementById('lb'+i);el.classList.toggle('n-on',i===selected);el.querySelector('i').style.width=(15+loads[i]*17)+'%'}document.getElementById('lb-num').textContent=String(step+1);step=(step+1)%12}
const clickTarget=document.querySelector('.n-demo');if(clickTarget&&typeof advance==='function'){advance();const timer=setInterval(advance,1050);clickTarget.addEventListener('pointerdown',()=>{clearInterval(timer);advance()})}

A load balancer chooses a backend for each incoming request. Round robin cycles through instances; other policies use load or health information.

The demo assigns requests across three servers and grows their load bars. Distribution alone does not remove failures; health checks and session state still matter.

When to use

Choose a distribution policy when scaling traffic or improving availability across instances.

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