Create a Load Balancer with Nginx for Node Servers using Docker Compose
Learn how to create a load balancer with Nginx for Node servers using Docker Compose. We will go over what a load balancer is, the Nginx upstream directive, docker volumes, and more.
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⌛ Timestamps ⌛
0:00 - Introduction
0:07 - Project Demonstration
1:48 - What is a Load Balancer?
2:26 - Why use a Load Balancer?
2:52 - Environment Variable Setup
3:28 - Node Project Setup
3:58 - Writing the NodeJS Code
4:45 - Creating a Start Script
4:56 - Creating the Node Docker Image
5:36 - Configure Nginx as a Load Balancer
7:56 - Creating the Nginx Docker Image
8:17 - Handling node_modules with Docker
9:23 - Creating the Node Server Cluster with Docker Compose
10:35 - Creating the Nginx Load Balancer with Docker Compose
11:55 - Running the Program
12:39 - Testing the Program
13:25 - Debugging
13:52 - Testing the Program
14:23 - Outro
