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# Create a TCP load balancer

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## Create a TCP load balancer using the control panel

It is also possible to load balance TCP traffic that is not HTTP, such as PostgreSQL servers.

To set up a load balancer for TCP, create a new listener and select *tcp* under *Mode*. Enter the TCP port the listener should listen on. Then, add the targets and their TCP ports.

In the example below, we use PostgreSQL servers behind the load balancer.

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## Create a TCP load balancer using the API

1. Use the [loadbalancer/create endpoint](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#loadbalancercreate) in the API to create a load balancer.&#x20;
2. To add a listener to the load balancer, use the [loadbalancer/addfrontend endpoint](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#loadbalanceraddfrontend).
3. To add a target (server) to the load balancer, use the [loadbalancer/addbackend endpoint](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#loadbalanceraddbackend).
4. To add a certificate to the listener for SSL traffic, use the [loadbalancer/addcertificate endpoint](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#loadbalanceraddcertificate).

Additional load balancer endpoints are available in the [loadbalancer module](https://github.com/GleSYS/API-docs/wiki/API-Documentation#loadbalancer-module).


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