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# Create Target Group

1. Go to the **“Networking > Load Balancing > Target Groups”** tab.
2. Click **“Create Target Group.”**
3. Fill in:
   * **Target Group Name** (required)
   * **VPC** (required)
4. Configure **Health Checks** to ensure only healthy targets receive traffic:
   * **Health Check Name**
   * **Health Check Protocol** (HTTP, TCP)
   * **Health Check Path** *(for HTTP) -* this is the endpoint the load balancer periodically calls to check if your backend is healthy.
   * **Health Check Interval** (time between checks)
   * **Timeout** (max wait time for a response)
   * **Max Retries** (number of failed checks before marking unhealthy)
5. Under **Select Targets**, choose one or more active VMs to add to the target group.
   * Only healthy and active VMs can be added.
   * The target group must contain at least 1 VM, in order to be attached to a load balancer.
   * Enter the Port Number for target traffic.
6. Click **“Create Target Group.”**

{% hint style="danger" %}
Make sure the port is open in your target’s **security group**, otherwise health checks and traffic routing may fail.
{% endhint %}

### Edit Target Group

You can edit the following characteristics of a target group:

* Health Check Name, Path, Interval, Timeout, Max Retries
* Targets comprising the target group
* Port Number for the target group

{% hint style="info" %}
You cannot modify the Target Group Name, VPC or the Health Check Protocol after deployment.
{% endhint %}


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