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Server Load Balancing

The ultimate solution for traffic spikes & enhanced redundancy

What Is Load Balancing?

Load balancing is a method of distributing server work for dedicated web hosting accounts among two or more servers with the ultimate goal of increasing website performance, site availability and the experience of your web visitors and customers.

When you load balance your dedicated server at A2 Hosting, it ensures prompt server response times even during traffic spikes and site availability if a hardware failure occurs. Your site will be able to handle higher waves of incoming traffic because of an increased allotment of concurrent connections. Server load balancing is essential when your business is website dependent.

How Does Load Balancing From A2 Hosting Work?

Server load balancing allows you to choose how many additional, identical servers that you would like your website traffic to be shared between. The load balancer views the array of web servers that you choose and decides which one will process each request based on the server that has the highest availability of resources at that precise moment. If a request to one of the servers is sent and denied, that rejected request is automatically directed to and processed by the next server best able to handle the workload at that moment.

What Are the Benefits of Load Balancing?

Amplified redundancy
Faster response times and quicker download speeds
Reduced probability of server/site downtime
Increased site performance
Hands-free traffic management

How Do I Order Load Balancing?

To add web server load balancing to your account, submit a sales ticket with your request. Pricing details can be viewed below. Please note that load balancing is only available for dedicated servers accounts.

Price Details:

	Monthly Fee	Setup Fee	Concurrent Connections
Non-Encrypted Protocols (DNS, FTP, Regular HTTP) & Non-Persistent Connections
2 Servers	$50.00	$100.00	1000
3 Servers	$75.00	$150.00	1500
4 Servers	$100.00	$200.00	2000
5 Servers	$125.00	$250.00	2500
6 Servers	$150.00	$300.00	3000
7+ Servers	# of Servers x $25	# of Servers x $50	# of Servers x 500


Encrypted HTTPS/SSL Connections, HTTPS Port 443 SSL & Persistent Connection Tracking (SSL or non-SSL)
2 Servers	$100.00	$100.00	500
3 Servers	$150.00	$150.00	750
4 Servers	$200.00	$200.00	1000
5 Servers	$250.00	$250.00	1250
6 Servers	$300.00	$300.00	1500
7+ Servers	# of Servers x $50	# of Servers x $50	# of Servers x 250

Load Balancing is only available for dedicated servers.
Prices listed in the table above are per protocol or connection type. Some pricing examples:
3 Servers with load balancing for HTTP and FTP
Monthly Fee: $75.00 x 2 Protocols = $150.00
Setup Fee: $150.00 x 2 Protocols = $300.00

4 Servers with load balancing for HTTP, FTP and DNS
Monthly Fee: $100.00 x 3 Protocols = $300.00
Setup Fee: $200.00 x 3 Protocols = $600.00

2 Servers with load balancing for HTTP and HTTPS
Monthly Fee: $50.00 for HTTP + $100.00 for HTTPS = $150.00
Setup Fee: $100.00 for HTTP + $100.00 for HTTPS = $200.00
Persistent connection engineering and testing may require additional setup fees billed at our standard $85/hour rate depending on the application requirements.