Azure Load Balancer Explained | AZ-104 Hands-On Demo with Linux VM & NGINX

A tutorial demonstrating the configuration of Azure Load Balancer, suitable for individuals studying for the AZ-104 certification or seeking practical knowledge in cloud infrastructure. The demonstration involves setting up a complete environment including the creation of an Azure Resource Group and a Virtual Network segmented into two subnets. Two Ubuntu Virtual Machines are deployed into these distinct subnets to serve as backend instances.

The process covers the installation and configuration of the NGINX web server on both Linux VMs. Subsequently, an Azure Load Balancer resource is configured, including the definition of backend pools corresponding to the deployed VMs. The tutorial concludes with connectivity testing by accessing the Load Balancer's frontend IP to verify that incoming traffic is successfully distributed between the two backend servers running NGINX.