Cloudflare Load Balancing
CloudflareNetworkingGlobal DNS and anycast-based traffic load balancing across pools of origins with weighted, geo-steering, random, proximity, and least-outstanding-requests policies plus active health checks and automatic failover
FluffyStack toolsAttributes
- Anycast
- Yes
Sub-services (3)
Origin Pools
Named groups of origins with independent health checks and weightings
Health Monitors
HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP, and ICMP probes from 20+ global regions
Traffic Steering
Policy-based routing: weighted, geo, proximity, random, session affinity
Compliance & Certifications
This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.
Where this runs
Commercial regions (29)
Europe (10)
- Paris
- Frankfurt
- Dublin
- Milan
- Amsterdam
- Warsaw
- Madrid
- Stockholm
- Zurich
- London
North America (4)
- Toronto
- Ashburn
- Chicago
- San Jose
South America (2)
- Buenos Aires
- São Paulo
Asia (6)
- Hong Kong
- Mumbai
- Tokyo
- Singapore
- Seoul
- Taipei
Oceania (2)
- Sydney
- Auckland
Middle East (2)
- Tel Aviv
- Dubai
Africa (3)
- Lagos
- Cape Town
- Johannesburg
Tags
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