{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-jsx","path":"/blog/introducing-load-balancer-upgrades/","result":{"data":{"prismic":{"blog":{"author":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Author","_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Tyler Crandall","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":280,"height":280},"alt":"Tyler Crandall","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/445258e6ef5412ec1d759c61296620e393cea199_tyler_crandall-bd42a38f.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"tyler_crandall"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":1568,"height":836},"alt":"Three drops with the words Load Balancers underneath illustration","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/237f0a894630cb5482678ee5f166e4d6b0d7f59f_lbaas-1.5-imagery-blog-header2x--1-.png?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Introducing Updates for Load Balancers","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"In February 2017, we launched Load Balancers, our highly available and managed load balancing service. Thousands of users rely on them to distribute traffic across Web and application servers.","spans":[{"start":21,"end":44,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://blog.digitalocean.com/load-balancers-simplifying-high-availability/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Today, we’re announcing significant upgrades to Load Balancers, including Let's Encrypt integration and HTTP/2 support. All users now have access to these features at no additional cost and with no action required. In fact, all existing Load Balancers already have been upgraded.","spans":[{"start":74,"end":87,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://letsencrypt.org"}},{"start":104,"end":110,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://http2.github.io"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Let’s Encrypt Integration","spans":[{"start":0,"end":25,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Load Balancers now support a simple method to generate, manage, and maintain SSL certificates using Let’s Encrypt.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With a couple of clicks, you can add a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to your Load Balancer to secure your traffic and offload SSL processing. Certificates will automatically renew, so you don't have to worry about a thing.","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/04f7d4189d88b30146c7c89164d5af8cee5d9292_new-certificate-request-final.jpg?auto=compress,format","alt":"UI updates for Let's Encrypt","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1314,"height":1370}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"HTTP/2","spans":[{"start":0,"end":6,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Load Balancers now also support the HTTP/2 protocol, which is a major update to HTTP/1.x designed primarily to reduce page load time and resource usage. You can find this under the Forwarding Rules dropdown in your Load Balancer settings.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Load Balancers can additionally terminate HTTP/2 client connections to act as a gateway to HTTP/1.x applications, allowing you to take advantage of HTTP/2's performance and security improvements without upgrading your backend servers.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Keep a look out for more performance-focused announcements in the coming months.","spans":[{"start":25,"end":58,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://do.co/release-notes"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Our improved Load Balancers are available in all regions for $10/month. [Note: edited November 5, 2018, from $20/month.] For more information about Load Balancers, please check out our website and these community articles:","spans":[{"start":185,"end":192,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/load-balancer/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"An Introduction to DigitalOcean Load Balancers","spans":[{"start":0,"end":46,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-digitalocean-load-balancers"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"How to Use Let’s Encrypt with DigitalOcean Load Balancers","spans":[{"start":0,"end":57,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-let-s-encrypt-with-digitalocean-load-balancers"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Best Practices for Performance on DigitalOcean Load Balancers","spans":[{"start":0,"end":61,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/best-practices-for-performance-on-digitalocean-load-balancers"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Happy coding,","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Tyler Crandall","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Product Manager","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2018-05-08","blog_meta_title":"Introducing Updates for Load Balancers","blog_meta_description":null,"tags":[{"tag1":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Tag","tag":"Product Updates","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"product-updates"}}}],"_meta":{"firstPublicationDate":"2019-10-28T15:33:59+0000","uid":"introducing-load-balancer-upgrades"}}}},"pageContext":{"rootQuery":"\n  query BlogBySlug($uid: String!) {\n    prismic {\n      blog(lang: \"en-us\", uid: $uid) {\n        ...BlogFragment\n      }\n    }\n  }\n","id":"XbImURQAACUAXKIE","lang":"en-us","uid":"introducing-load-balancer-upgrades","type":"blog","alternateLanguages":[],"cursor":"YXJyYXljb25uZWN0aW9uOjM2","paginationPreviousMeta":{"id":"XbImURQAACUAXKIK","lang":"en-us","uid":"oscon-2018","type":"blog","alternateLanguages":[]},"paginationPreviousUid":"oscon-2018","paginationPreviousLang":"en-us","paginationNextMeta":{"id":"XbImURQAACUAXKHA","lang":"en-us","uid":"digitalocean-releases-k8s-as-a-service","type":"blog","alternateLanguages":[]},"paginationNextUid":"digitalocean-releases-k8s-as-a-service","paginationNextLang":"en-us","lastQueryChunkEndCursor":"YXJyYXljb25uZWN0aW9uOjE5"}}}