Concepts
Learn the concepts behind load balancing, whether you are using Cloudflare or another provider.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Explain what load balancing is.
- Describe the differences between load balancers, pools, and servers.
- Explain what pool health is and how it affects load balancer traffic.
- List the different ways your traffic can be routed.
Was this helpful?
- Resources
- API
- New to Cloudflare?
- Products
- Sponsorships
- Open Source
- Support
- Help Center
- System Status
- Compliance
- GDPR
- Company
- cloudflare.com
- Our team
- Careers
- 2025 Cloudflare, Inc.
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Use
- Report Security Issues
- Trademark