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Can I utilize private networking through a load balancer?

Posted on February 25, 2017

Is private networking available through a digtialocean load balancer?



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Yes, if your droplet has “private” networking, the load balancer will use that as default. If it doesn’t, it’ll use the public IP. You can modify the health check direction and port in the load balancer advanced settings.

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