load-balancer

README

load-balancer

a load balancer service written in Go

• provides load balancing across multiple backend services using
  • round robin
  • least connected algorithm
• configurable through a config file

usage

configuration

The load balancer is configured via a config.yaml file:

lb_port: 8005
strategy: round-robin
backends:
  - "http://localhost:8001"
  - "http://localhost:8002"
  - "http://localhost:8003"
  - "http://localhost:8004"
health_check_interval_in_sec: 30
max_retries: 5

running

go run main.go

sample backend service

a sample backend service has been provided in be-service with its own docker-compose to bring up multiple servies