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Service type Layer 7 Load Balancer

FPT Cloud provides a Layer 7 Load Balancer solution using an SSL certificate you supply yourself.

Create a certificate​

  1. Go to the Load Balancer tab and select Import SSL Certificate to create a new certificate.

    Load Balancer tab with the Import SSL Certificate button

  2. Enter the required information — the certificate must be in standard PEM format.

    Import SSL Certificate form with PEM certificate fields

  3. Confirm the certificate was created successfully.

    Certificate list showing the newly created SSL certificate

Create a Load Balancer service using the HTTPS method​

In the Service configuration, add an annotation to use the certificate you just created:

loadbalancer.fptcloud.com/load-balancer-version: v2

loadbalancer.fptcloud.com/default-tls-secret-ref-name: "name_of_ssl_cert" # the certificate name must match the name created on the portal

The Listener then uses the TERMINATED_HTTPS method.

note

Add this annotation at the time you create the Load Balancer. Certificate renewal and update through the Portal aren't supported yet — to change the certificate, add a new one on the portal under a different name and update the annotation to that name (expect about 20 seconds of downtime).