nginx upstream directive

Load balancing in Nginx is configured using upstream directive.

http {
    upstream backend {
        server backend1.example.com weight=3;
        server backend2.example.com;
        server 192.0.10.1 backup;
    }
}

Related directives

• proxy_pass

See also

• Web server: Nginx: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, nginx -t, Nginx logs, Nginx change log, PHP, php-fpm, Let's encrypt, Nginx directives, Reverse Proxy, Configure HTTP redirection Nginx, Return, proxy_pass (Reverse proxy), ngx_http_rewrite_module, /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/, error.log, access.log, /nginx status, AIO

https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/http-load-balancer/#overview