# Managed Network Load Balancer

With IONOS Cloud Managed Network Load Balancer (NLB), you can automatically distribute workloads over several servers, which minimizes disruptions during scaling.

## Product Overview

<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>Managed Network Load Balancer</strong></mark></td><td>Learn more about Managed Network Load Balancer and its key concepts.</td><td><a href="/pages/rMquS0epKPoS34qcRApu">/pages/rMquS0epKPoS34qcRApu</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Quick Links

<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>Set up a NLB</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to configure a Network Load Balancer within the DCD.</td><td><a href="/pages/NvhCrH1UQurGDT9HtmR7">/pages/NvhCrH1UQurGDT9HtmR7</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Configure a NLB</strong></mark></td><td>Configure Settings, Private IP addresses, and Forwarding Rules.</td><td><a href="/pages/LGjHEkf3PPKtPfKHDvfQ">/pages/LGjHEkf3PPKtPfKHDvfQ</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Access Logging</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to access logging system.</td><td><a href="/pages/zY9V2c7B9azmt2vXEz2o">/pages/zY9V2c7B9azmt2vXEz2o</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Developer Tools

<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>Cloud API</strong></mark></td><td>Access the Cloud API documentation for IONOS Cloud.</td><td><a href="https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/#tag/Network-Load-Balancers">https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/#tag/Network-Load-Balancers</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>SDKs</strong></mark></td><td>Interact with the IONOS Cloud API using SDKs.</td><td><a href="https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/reference/software-development-kits/sdks">https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/reference/software-development-kits/sdks</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Config Management Tools</strong></mark></td><td>Explore configuration management tools compatible with Network Load Balancers.</td><td><a href="https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/reference/config-management-tools/config-management-tools">https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/reference/config-management-tools/config-management-tools</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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