# Creating and configuring a load balancer

Create a load balancer to manage the distribution of requests to your two Remote Engines. For more information, see the [Azure Load Balancer documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/).

## Before you begin

You have the relevant rights on Microsoft Azure.

## Procedure

1. Log in to Microsoft Azure and open the Load balancers service.
2. Click Add.
3. In the Project details section, select your subscription and resource group.
4. Configure the Instance details section with the relevant details:
   ### Example
   | Parameter | Value |
   | --- | --- |
   | Name | Enter a name for the load balancer, for example<br>DemoREST-LB. |
   | Region | Select the relevant region, (Europe) West<br>Europe for example. |
   | Type | Select Public to balance traffic<br>originating from public IP addresses. |
   | SKU | Select Standard to create a<br>secure load balancer.<br><br>Information noteNote: Make sure that it matches the<br>SKU defined in your virtual machines. |
5. Configure the Public IP address section:
   ### Example
   | Parameter | Value |
   | --- | --- |
   | Public IP address | Select Create new. |
   | Public IP address name | Enter a name for the IP address,<br>DemoREST-PublicIP for example. |
   | Availability zone | Select Zone-redundant to create a resilient load<br>balancer. |
   | Add a public IPv6 address | Select No. |
6. Click Review + create.
   ### Example

   ![Create load balancer settings](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/deploy-rest-api-azure/Resources/images/create_lb_01_config.png)
7. Make sure that your configuration is correct and click Create.

## Results

Your load balancer is created. Once it is deployed, you can create the required resources.

### In this section

* [Creating a backend pool](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/deploy-rest-api-azure/Cloud/creating-backend-pool)
* [Creating a health probe](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/deploy-rest-api-azure/Cloud/creating-health-probe)
* [Creating a load balancer rule](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/deploy-rest-api-azure/Cloud/creating-load-balancer-rule)
* [Accessing the microservice through the load balancer](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/deploy-rest-api-azure/Cloud/accessing-microservice-through-load-balancer)