Is it possible to use the Global Load Balancer with app platform? I would like to create a redundant app in another region in the event one region has an issue.
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Hi there,
The Global Load Balancer is not currently compatible with App Platform. It works with Droplets and Kubernetes clusters, but App Platform is a managed service where the underlying infrastructure is abstracted away, so you cannot attach a load balancer to it directly.
For multi-region redundancy on App Platform, the usual approach is to deploy the same app in multiple regions and use a third party service like Cloudflare to handle failover at the DNS level. Cloudflare’s load balancing product supports health checks and automatic failover between origins, which gets you close to what you are looking for without needing a DigitalOcean Global Load Balancer.
If multi-region redundancy with full infrastructure control is a core requirement, running your app on Kubernetes or Droplets with the Global Load Balancer would give you more flexibility, though it comes with more operational overhead.
Worth submitting this as a feature request at https://ideas.digitalocean.com since App Platform and Global Load Balancer integration would be a useful addition.
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