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# How-tos

- [Create a HTTP load balancer](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/create-a-http-load-balancer.md): There are many options to craft the load balancer to your specific needs.
- [Create a HTTPS load balancer](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/create-a-http-load-balancer/create-a-https-load-balancer.md): It's possible to use a SSL certificate with the load balancer, terminating SSL at the load balancer.
- [Log visitors' IP addresses and protocol](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/create-a-http-load-balancer/log-visitors-ip-addresses-and-protocol.md): By default, the target's web server log file only logs the load balancer's IP address.
- [Use sticky sessions](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/create-a-http-load-balancer/use-sticky-sessions.md): Sticky sessions are often necessary for applications like web shops or websites where a user logs in.
- [Create a TCP load balancer](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/create-a-tcp-load-balancer.md): It is possible to create a load balancer for almost any kind of TCP service.
- [Understand targets' weights](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/understand-targets-weights.md): A target's weight determines how much traffic it will receive.
- [Understand the targets' health checks](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/understand-the-targets-health-checks.md): Understanding the targets' health checks will make it easier to troubleshoot.
- [Adjust concurrent connections and timeout](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/adjust-concurrent-connections-and-timeout.md): Adjust concurrent connections and timeout values to tweak your load balancer to suit your needs.
- [View statistics](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/view-statistics.md): There are statistics available for the load balancer.
- [View error logs](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/view-error-logs.md): To troubleshoot, you can view the load balancer error logs
- [Convert an SSL certificate from CRT to PEM format](https://docs.glesys.com/products/connectivity/load-balancer/how-tos/convert-an-ssl-certificate-from-crt-to-pem-format.md): Glesys Load Balancer requires SSL certificates to be in PEM format.


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