DevOps Daily: nginx load balancing #shorts

What happens if we use the nginx proxy_pass directive to point to a stream of multiple servers? #shorts

[DevOpsForDevelopers]

Using the proxy_pass directive with a stream consisting of multiple servers will cause nginx to load balance all requests over the servers listed.
You'll also notice the least_conn directive in the stream configuration. This tell nginx to route an incoming request to the server with the least number of connections. You can also configure it to use sticky sessions as well as several other load balancing algorithms.

[zahrasalehi]

thanks!
im newbie in ngnix but these contents are worth the time to think.

[bryceblazegamingyt]

Are all of the backends running the exact same software? And how would I just load a single backend if my site was small enough?

[rinket]

wait, i thought 'stream' was for non-http traffic. Surely you just want an 'upstream' block insdie the http block not in a separate stream block, since i assume it's http traffic you want to load balancer, not just generic tcp/udp traffic (which is what 'stream' is for)