Description: The health check path is a specific URL that load balancers use to perform health checks on the targets. This mechanism is essential for ensuring the availability and performance of distributed applications. When a load balancer receives user requests, it needs to ensure that the servers or instances behind it are operational and responding adequately. The health check path allows the load balancer to send periodic requests to this URL to verify the status of the services. If a server does not respond or returns an error status, the load balancer can redirect traffic to other servers that are functioning correctly, improving resilience and user experience. Health check paths can be configured to return different HTTP status codes, allowing for a more accurate assessment of the service’s status. Additionally, these paths can be customized to meet the specific needs of various applications, providing flexibility in traffic management and workload distribution.
