LoadX

DisLode is a lightweight Python load balancer distributing requests across backend servers using Round Robin.

Features

• 🔄 Round Robin: Evenly distributes traffic.
• 🚀 Concurrent: Handles multiple clients via threading.
• 🛠️ Customizable: Easy backend configuration.
• 📜 Lightweight: Standard Python, no extra dependencies.

How It Works

Client requests are received and routed to backend servers, which respond with HTTP messages. DisLode forwards these responses back to the client.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+

Installation

git clone https://github.com/avaibh/LoadX.git & cd LoadX

Testing

make all \
make test

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Usage

1. Start Backend Servers

Run multiple backend servers on different ports:

python servers.py 9001 & python servers.py 9002 & python servers.py 9003 &

2. Start the Load Balancer

Run the load balancer:

python lb.py

3. Test the Setup

Send requests to the load balancer:

curl http://127.0.0.1:8080 \
curl http://127.0.0.1:8080 \
curl http://127.0.0.1:8080

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Makefile Commands

Command	Description
make all	Start both load balancer and backends
make run_load_balancer	Start only the load balancer
make run_backends	Start all backend servers
make test	Test with curl
make clean	Stop all running processes

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.