faysalmehedi/load_balancing_nginx_docker

Project: Three docker containers load balancing by Nginx; deployed using docker-compose.

Project Diagram

TASK:

1. Load Balancing Three Docker containers with Nginx
2. Load Balancing by health check
3. Load Balancing by Weight check

Steps for Running

• Please make sure docker engine install in the system; go throuh official documentation: [https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/]

• Also installed docker-compose in the system; Go throuh official documentation: [https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/]

• Run with Docker Compose

  sudo docker-compose up -d
  sudo docker-compose ps

• Go to http://localhost or http://localhost:80

NGINX CONFIGURATION FILE

nginx.conf

http {
        upstream webapp {
                server app01:5000 weight=3;
                server app02:5000 max_fails=3 fail_timeout=30s;
                server app03:5000;
        }

        server {
                listen 80;
                location / {
                        proxy_pass http://webapp;
                }
        }
}

events { }