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Load balancing

Distribute traffic. Stay fast. Stay up.

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Why choose load balancing?
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    Deploy in minutes, not hours
    Select instances, set rules, and go
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    DDoS monitoring included
    No-cost DDoS monitoring on every load balancer
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    Flexible forwarding rules
    Multiple rules per load balancer with protocol and algorithm control
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    No hidden bandwidth fees
    Zero egress fees — your traffic isn't metered

Core features

Everything you need to build and scale.

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    Multiple protocol support
    TCP, HTTP, and HTTPS — route traffic how you need it
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    Configurable algorithms
    Round robin, least connections, and more
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    Flexible forwarding rules
    Add as many rules as you need per load balancer
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    VPC and elastic network support
    Works with both networking options on American Cloud
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    Multi-instance backends
    Distribute across two or more identical compute instances
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    Dashboard management
    Create, configure, and monitor from the web portal

What sets us apart

See why teams choose American Cloud.

Capability
Why it matters
Zero egress fees
AWS and Azure charge per GB of data through their LBs — we don't
No per-rule fees
Add as many forwarding rules as you need at no extra cost
DDoS monitoring included
No extra charge for basic threat monitoring
Simple, flat pricing
$12/mo per load balancer — no LCU, capacity unit, or connection charges
Built and hosted in America
Your traffic routes through American infrastructure

Ideal use cases

Built for these workloads.

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    High-availability web applications
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    API traffic distribution across backend servers
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    Multi-server application deployments
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    Blue-green and rolling deployments
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    E-commerce and SaaS with variable traffic

Developer workflow

From zero to production in minutes.

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    Create a load balancer from the dashboard
    Select location, project, and network
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    Select backend instances
    Choose two or more compute instances to balance across
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    Set forwarding rules
    Map frontend ports to backend targets — add multiple rules as needed
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    Choose protocol and algorithm
    TCP, HTTP, or HTTPS with your preferred balancing strategy
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    Name and deploy
    Give it a name and create — traffic starts flowing immediately

Pricing

Transparent pricing with no surprises.

Resource
Included
Price
Notes
Load balancer
Per instance
$12 / month
Flat rate per load balancer — no additional egress fees
Forwarding rules
Unlimited
Included
No per-rule charges
Data transfer
Unmetered
Free
Zero egress fees
DDoS monitoring
Included
Free
No-cost threat monitoring
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    $12/mo per load balancer — that's it
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    No per-connection, per-rule, or per-LCU fees like AWS
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    No egress or bandwidth charges
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    Enterprise and government plans available on request

Documentation

Everything you need to get started.

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    Getting started
    Set up your first load balancer in minutes
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    Forwarding rules
    Protocol, algorithm, and port configuration
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    Networking
    VPC and elastic network integration
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    Best practices
    Architecture patterns for high availability

Migrate to American Cloud

We make switching easy.

Why migrate?
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    Simpler pricing
    $12/mo flat — no LCU charges, no per-connection fees, no bandwidth metering
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    DDoS monitoring included
    No need to pay extra for basic threat monitoring
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    No egress fees
    Stop paying per-GB to route traffic through your own load balancer
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    American infrastructure
    Your traffic stays sovereign
Migration tools
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    Dashboard
    Visual creation and management from the web portal
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    REST API
    Automate load balancer provisioning and configuration
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    VPC integration
    Works with your existing American Cloud networking
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    Migration support
    Expert assistance for complex multi-LB setups

Getting started

Launch in minutes, scale when ready.

Quick start
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    Sign up and create a load balancer in minutes
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    Add backend instances and set forwarding rules
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    Choose your protocol and balancing algorithm
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    Contact us for enterprise or government configurations
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Load balancing for $12/mo. No LCU fees, no egress charges, no surprises.

Your data. Your infrastructure. Your choice.

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