"Optimizing Performance with Load Balancers in Web Applications"

I'll guide you step-by-step on how to create three instances, install Apache on each instance, start and enable the Apache server, use the echo command inside /var/www/html to mention the servers, create a target group associated with the three instances, configure an application load balancer, create a security group allowing HTTP traffic, and finally, provide instructions :

Create three instances:

1. - Launch three instances on your preferred cloud platform (e.g., Amazon EC2, Google Cloud Platform, etc.) using their respective web consoles or APIs.
2. - Ensure that each instance is running a compatible operating system (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS, Amazon Linux, etc.).

Install Apache and start the server:

1. - SSH into each instance using a terminal or SSH client.
2. - Install Apache by running the appropriate command based on the instance's operating system. For example, on Ubuntu, you can use: Install apache server sudo yum install httpd Start the Apache service: sudo systemctl start httpd Enable Apache on system boot: sudo systemctl enable httpd

Use echo command inside /var/www/html:

1. - Open the default Apache index file for editing:
2. - sudo nano /var/www/html/index.html
3. - Inside the file, use the echo command to display the server's identification. For example:
4. - <?php echo "This is Server 1"; ?>
5. - Repeat this step for each server, changing the server number accordingly.

Create a target group:

1. - Navigate to the load balancing or target group section of your cloud platform.
2. - Create a new target group and specify the instances you created earlier to associate them with the target group.

Configure an application load balancer:

1. - In the load balancing section, choose to create a new application load balancer.
2. - Follow the prompts to configure the load balancer, including selecting the target group you created in the previous step.
3. - Create a security group allowing HTTP traffic:
4. - In the security group section of your cloud platform, create a new security group or use an existing one.
5. - Configure the inbound rules to allow HTTP traffic on port 80. Deny all other inbound traffic unless necessary for your specific requirements.

Attach the target group to the load balancer:

1. Associate the target group you created with the newly configured application load balancer.

Retrieve the DNS of the load balancer:

1. - Once the load balancer is created and associated with the target group, find the DNS (or endpoint) of the load balancer in the load balancer settings or properties.
2. - Test the load balancer:
3. - Copy the DNS of the load balancer and paste it into a new browser tab.
4. - Upon refreshing the page, you should see the different server identifications (e.g., "This is Server 1", "This is Server 2", etc.) indicating that the load balancer is functioning properly.