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Discussion on: How to setup simple load balancing with IPVS, demo with docker.

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scyto

Hi, I am a little confused when to use this vs keepalived running in a docker.

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Douglas Makey Mendez Molero • Edited

Hi @scyto, IPVS is just a load balancer and keepalived provides loadbalancing and high-availability.

loadbalancing is achived by IPVS under the hood

high-availability is achieved by VRRP protocol "Router Redundancy" allow you to have fault tolerance.