Application Load Balancer PNG and SVG Icon
An Application Load Balancer (ALB) automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets like EC2 instances, containers, and IP addresses.
Last Modified: August 29, 2025
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Key Features
- Distributes traffic at the application layer.
- Supports host and path-based routing.
- Integrates with AWS container and compute services.
- Provides SSL termination and security features.
Common Use Cases
- Distribute web traffic across multiple EC2 instances
- Route requests based on URL paths for microservices
- Serve both HTTP and HTTPS traffic with SSL termination
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