AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) Hands-on | Part 2 | Create ALB, Target Groups
Welcome to Part 2 of the AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) series!
In this hands-on session, we will build a complete Application Load Balancer from scratch using the AWS Management Console. You'll learn how to configure an ALB, create target groups, register EC2 instances, configure health checks, and verify that traffic is being distributed correctly.
This video is ideal for AWS beginners, developers, DevOps engineers, and anyone preparing for AWS certification exams.
📚 What you'll learn
✅ Create an Application Load Balancer (ALB)
✅ Configure Internet-facing ALB
✅ Select VPC and Availability Zones
✅ Create and Configure Target Groups
✅ Register EC2 Instances
✅ Configure Health Checks
✅ Understand Listener Configuration
✅ Configure Security Groups
✅ Deploy Spring Boot Application on EC2
✅ Test Load Balancing
✅ Verify Healthy Targets
✅ Troubleshoot Common Configuration Issues
🛠 Practical Demo Includes
Creating an ALB using AWS Console
Understanding every configuration option
Creating HTTP Listener
Configuring Target Group
Registering Targets
Health Check Configuration
Accessing application through ALB DNS
Testing application availability
Understanding request flow
🎯 Prerequisites
AWS Account
EC2 Instance running Spring Boot application
Basic knowledge of EC2
VPC and Security Groups
SSH access to EC2
🚀 This ALB Series
Part 1: ALB Theory ✔️
Part 2: Hands-on ALB Setup (This Video)
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