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## 2. Create an Account Load Balancer with a Private IP
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1. Go to **Load Balancing** at the account level and select **Create a Load Balancer**.
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3. Select **Private Load Balancer**.
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4. On the next step you can choose to associate this load balancer with either:
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2. Select **Private Load Balancer**.
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3. On the next step you can choose to associate this load balancer with either:
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- A CGNAT IP from the Cloudflare range or
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- A custom [RFC1918 address](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1918).
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5. Add a descriptive name to identify your Load Balancer.
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6. Proceed through the setup.
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4. Add a descriptive name to identify your Load Balancer.
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5. Proceed through the setup.
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After selecting an IP address and completing the setup, you will be redirected to the Load Balancing dashboard. You can locate your load balancer using the search bar or by filtering for **Private** load balancers. Be sure to note the assigned IP address as it will be required in the following steps.
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If you want your load balancer and its endpoints to be transparently accessible to users via a hostname, you can create a DNS record in your internal DNS system or create an override in Cloudflare that maps the hostname to the Load Balancer's IP address. This ensures that traffic destined for the hostname resolves to the correct IP.
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To create the follow these steps:
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To create the override follow these steps:
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1. In **Gateway**, select **Firewall policies**.
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2. In the **DNS** tab, create an override where the **Selector** equals `Host`, the **Operator** equals `is`, and the **Value** is the hostname you wish to associate with your load balancer.
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3. Set the **Action** to _Override_ and in **Override Hostname**, enter the IP address of your Private Load Balancer.
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