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LayerRail load balancers give your project a stable endpoint in front of application servers or Kubernetes services.

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Key features

  • Public service hostnames.
  • Backend VM attachment.
  • HTTP and HTTPS traffic handling.
  • Health-aware routing patterns.
  • Waiting page for endpoints without an attached app.
  • Integration with project networking.

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Create a load balancer

1

Open Networking

In your project, choose Networking and open Load Balancers.
2

Create a load balancer

Choose a name, location, and listener configuration.
3

Attach backends

Attach one or more VMs or services that should receive traffic.
4

Point DNS

Use the generated hostname or point your own DNS record at the load balancer.

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Waiting page

If an endpoint is live but no application is attached yet, LayerRail can serve a simple waiting page instead of a blank browser error. This helps users understand that the endpoint exists and is waiting for traffic.

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TLS

Use HTTPS for public endpoints. If you use a custom domain, configure DNS first, then enable TLS through the load balancer or your application stack. 
app.example.com -> load-balancer-hostname.layerrail.com
DNS changes can take time to propagate. Check both the LayerRail console and your DNS provider when a new hostname does not resolve immediately.