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# How-Tos

IONOS CLOUD Application Load Balancer: how-to guides for ALB setup and configuration

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**Note:** To manage importing a certificate for your ALB, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Create a Certificate</mark>](/cloud/security/certificate-manager/dcd-how-tos/create-certificate.md).
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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Create Target Groups</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to add nodes to the Load Balancer Target Group.</td><td><a href="/cloud/network-services/application-load-balancer/how-tos/create-target-groups.md">Create Target Groups</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Set Up an Application Load Balancer</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to set up an Application Load Balancer within the DCD.</td><td><a href="/cloud/network-services/application-load-balancer/how-tos/setup-alb.md">Set Up an Application Load Balancer</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Configure Flow Logs</strong></mark></td><td>Send regular traffic logs to your storage bucket.</td><td><a href="/cloud/network-services/application-load-balancer/how-tos/configure-flow-logs.md">Configure Flow Logs</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Configure gRPC Support</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to configure ALB for gRPC traffic.</td><td><a href="/cloud/network-services/application-load-balancer/how-tos/configure-grpc.md">Configure gRPC Support</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Configure WebSocket Support</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to configure ALB for WebSocket support.</td><td><a href="/cloud/network-services/application-load-balancer/how-tos/configure-websocket.md">Configure WebSocket Support</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Access Logging</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to enable access logging.</td><td><a href="/cloud/network-services/application-load-balancer/how-tos/access-logging.md">Access Logging</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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