Load Balancer using Go

This repository contains a basic load balancer implemented in Go. The load balancer utilizes the net/http/httputil package to create a reverse proxy.

Project Structure

The project consists of the following files:

• main.go: Contains the main implementation of the load balancer using the net/http/httputil package.
• Dockerfile: The Dockerfile used to build a Docker image for the load balancer.

Running the Load Balancer

To run the load balancer locally, follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have Go installed on your machine.

2. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/loadbalancer.git
   

3. Navigate to the repository's directory:

   In Shell, copy the code. Then:-

   i) cd loadbalancer

   ii) Build and run the load balancer:-

    go build
    ./loadbalancer
   

The load balancer will start running on a specified port, distributing incoming requests to the defined backend servers.

Running with Docker

To run the load balancer using Docker, you can pull the Docker image bhandari153/loadbalancer from Docker Hub. Run the following command in your terminal:

docker pull bhandari153/loadbalancer

After pulling the image, you can create a container and run the load balancer:

docker run -d -p 8000:8000 bhandari153/loadbalancer

The load balancer will be accessible on port 8000 of your local machine.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please open an issue or submit a pull request.