Getting started
This guide helps you get started with STACKIT’s Load Balancing and Content Delivery services. You will learn how to set up load balancers to distribute traffic across your resources and configure a CDN to deliver content efficiently to your users.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- You have a STACKIT customer account: Create a customer Account.
- You have a STACKIT user account: Create a user account.
- You have a STACKIT project: Create a project.
Getting started with Load Balancing
Section titled “Getting started with Load Balancing”STACKIT offers two types of load balancers to distribute traffic across your infrastructure:
Network Load Balancer (NLB)
Section titled “Network Load Balancer (NLB)”The Network Load Balancer operates at Layer 4 (TCP/UDP) and provides high-performance load balancing for your network traffic.
Getting started guides:
- NLB Overview - Prerequisites and preparation steps.
- Create a Network Load Balancer via Portal - Step-by-step Portal guide.
- Create a Network Load Balancer via API - API-based creation.
- Delete a Network Load Balancer via Portal - Remove via Portal.
- Delete a Network Load Balancer via API - Remove via API.
Application Load Balancer (ALB)
Section titled “Application Load Balancer (ALB)”The Application Load Balancer operates at Layer 7 (HTTP/HTTPS) and provides advanced routing capabilities for web applications.
Getting started guides:
- ALB Overview - Prerequisites and preparation steps.
- Create an Application Load Balancer via API - API-based creation.
- Delete an Application Load Balancer via API - Remove via API.
Getting started with Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Section titled “Getting started with Content Delivery Network (CDN)”STACKIT CDN helps you deliver content to your users with low latency and high performance by caching content at edge locations.
Getting started guides:
- Getting started with CDN - Overview and prerequisites.
- Create a Distribution - Set up your first CDN distribution.
- Add a custom domain to your distribution - Configure custom domains.
- Clear cache of a distribution - Manage cached content.
- Delete a distribution - Remove a CDN distribution.
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”After completing the getting started guides, explore these resources to learn more:
- Load Balancer Basics: Learn about Network Load Balancer concepts and Application Load Balancer concepts.
- CDN Features: Explore CDN features, WAF capabilities, and geoblocking.
- API Reference: Access the Load Balancer API and CDN API documentation.
- FAQ: Review frequently asked questions for Load Balancer.