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.”

Make sure the port is open in your target’s security group, otherwise health checks and traffic routing may fail.

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

You cannot modify the Target Group Name, VPC or the Health Check Protocol after deployment.