Weighted Round Robin Load Balancer Example

how to setup

1. install dependecies

   npm install

2. install nginx if it has not been installed

   brew install nginx

3. modify nginx.conf file
   • backup file before making changes
   • location of nginx.conf file for mac is at
   • /usr/local/etc/nginx
4. run nginx

   brew services start nginx

5. run server 1

   PORT=3000 node server.js

6. run server 2

   PORT=3001 node server.js

7. send request curl localhost:8081/hello a few times to see how the load balancer works