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You can use Cloudflare Local Traffic Management (LTM) to distribute traffic across private endpoints connected via Cloudflare Tunnel. Common use cases include:
You can use Cloudflare Private Network Load Balancing to distribute traffic across private endpoints connected via Cloudflare Tunnel. Common use cases include:

* Load balancing internal employee traffic to internal applications
* Geosteering WARP traffic to internal applications
* Load balancing internal API calls

To set up load balancing for private IP addresses, refer to the [LTM documentation](/load-balancing/local-traffic-management/ltm-tunnels-setup/).
To set up load balancing for private IP addresses, refer to the [Private Network Load Balancing documentation](/load-balancing/private-network/tunnels-setup/).
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Cloudflare Tunnel (formerly Argo Tunnel) establishes a secure outbound connection which runs in your infrastructure to connect the applications and machines to Cloudflare.

For more details on how to use Load Balancing with Cloudflare Tunnel and public hostnames, refer to [Route tunnel traffic using a load balancer](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/routing-to-tunnel/lb/). For using private IPs instead, refer to [Set up private IPs with Tunnel](/load-balancing/local-traffic-management/ltm-tunnels-setup/).
For more details on how to use Load Balancing with Cloudflare Tunnel and public hostnames, refer to [Route tunnel traffic using a load balancer](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/routing-to-tunnel/lb/). For using private IPs instead, refer to [Set up private IPs with Tunnel](/load-balancing/private-network/tunnels-setup/).
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---
pcx_content_type: concept
title: Local traffic management (LTM)
title: Private Network Load Balancing
sidebar:
order: 6
head: []
description: Use Cloudflare LTM to load balance traffic between servers within a
description: Use Private Network Load Balancing to load balance traffic between servers within a
data center or between private applications, and eliminate the need for
hardware appliances.

---

Local traffic management (LTM) enables you to load balance traffic between servers within a data center ([endpoint steering](/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/origin-level-steering/)) and between private applications. This helps you eliminate the need for hardware appliances and facilitates the migration of your infrastructure to the cloud, providing advantages such as elastic scalability and enhanced reliability.
Private Network Load Balancing enables you to load balance traffic between servers within a data center ([endpoint steering](/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/origin-level-steering/)) and between private applications. This helps you eliminate the need for hardware appliances and facilitates the migration of your infrastructure to the cloud, providing advantages such as elastic scalability and enhanced reliability.

LTM supports not only public IPs but also virtual IPs and private IPs as endpoint values.
Private Network Load Balancing supports not only public IPs but also virtual IPs and private IPs as endpoint values.

:::note

This page assumes a certain level of familiarity with how the Cloudflare Load Balancing solution works. For an introductory overview refer to [Load Balancing components](/load-balancing/understand-basics/load-balancing-components/).
This page assumes a certain level of familiarity with how the Cloudflare Load Balancing solution works. For an introductory overview refer to [Load Balancing components](/load-balancing/understand-basics/load-balancing-components/).
:::

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Once the endpoint and virtual network (VNet) tunnel association is configured, Cloudflare can determine not only the tunnel health but also the health of the corresponding virtual or private IP targets.

Refer to [Set up private IPs with Cloudflare Tunnel](/load-balancing/local-traffic-management/ltm-tunnels-setup/) for a detailed guide.
Refer to [Set up private IPs with Cloudflare Tunnel](/load-balancing/private-network/tunnels-setup/) for a detailed guide.

### Magic WAN

LTM supports off-ramping traffic for Magic WAN tunnels, such as GRE, IPSec or CNI tunnels. For more information refer to the [Set up LTM with Magic Wan](/load-balancing/local-traffic-management/ltm-magic-wan/).
Private Network Load Balancing supports off-ramping traffic for Magic WAN tunnels, such as GRE, IPSec or CNI tunnels. For more information refer to the [Set up Private Network Load Balancing with Magic WAN](/load-balancing/private-network/magic-wan/).

***

## On-ramps

LTM on-ramps, on the other hand, refer to secure paths between the end-user request and the Cloudflare network. Cloudflare Load Balancing supports traffic from [CDN](/cache/), [Spectrum](/spectrum/), [WARP](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-devices/warp/) and [Magic WAN](/magic-wan/) and forward that traffic to a load balancer, and then egress to an endpoint behind any off-ramp (CDN/CNI/IPSec/GRE/Tunnel). Your traffic can ingress and egress by any on-ramp/off-ramp combination.
Private Network Load Balancing on-ramps, on the other hand, refer to secure paths between the end-user request and the Cloudflare network. Cloudflare Load Balancing supports traffic from [CDN](/cache/), [Spectrum](/spectrum/), [WARP](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-devices/warp/) and [Magic WAN](/magic-wan/) and forward that traffic to a load balancer, and then egress to an endpoint behind any off-ramp (CDN/CNI/IPSec/GRE/Tunnel). Your traffic can ingress and egress by any on-ramp/off-ramp combination.

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pcx_content_type: how-to
title: Set up LTM with Magic WAN
title: Set up Private Network Load Balancing with Magic WAN
sidebar:
order: 3

---

Consider the following steps to learn how to configure Cloudflare local traffic management (LTM) solution, using [Magic WAN](/magic-wan/) as the on-ramp and off-ramp to securely connect to your private or internal services. This is currently an API only feature.
Consider the following steps to learn how to configure Private Network Load Balancing solution, using [Magic WAN](/magic-wan/) as the on-ramp and off-ramp to securely connect to your private or internal services. This is currently an API only feature.

## 1. Configure a virtual network for Magic Wan

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## 2. Configure an Account Load Balancer

1. Once you have your [VNets configured](/load-balancing/local-traffic-management/ltm-magic-wan/#1-configure-a-virtual-network-for-magic-wan), you need to make sure that the [pools](/load-balancing/pools/create-pool/) you will be using with your load balancer are configured with the default VNet value in the **Virtual Network** field.
1. Once you have your [VNets configured](/load-balancing/private-network/magic-wan/#1-configure-a-virtual-network-for-magic-wan), you need to make sure that the [pools](/load-balancing/pools/create-pool/) you will be using with your load balancer are configured with the default VNet value in the **Virtual Network** field.

2. Next, create an Account Load Balancer by sending a `POST` request to the following API endpoint. The request body should be structured similarly to a Zone Load Balancer. Refer to the [Cloudflare API documentation](/api/operations/load-balancers-create-load-balancer#request-body) for details on the required fields and their formats. Make sure that the pools you are using in your load balancer have the default VNET configured (previous step).

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--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
"comment": "Example comment - account load balancing",
"network": "<LTM_PRIVATE_IP/CIDR_MASK>,
"network": "<PRIVATE_IP/CIDR_MASK>,
"tunnel_id": "<TUNNEL_ID>"
}'
```
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import { Render, TabItem, Tabs } from "~/components";

Consider the following steps to learn how to configure Cloudflare local traffic management (LTM) solution, using [Cloudflare Tunnel](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/) as the off-ramp to securely connect to your private or internal services.
Consider the following steps to learn how to configure Private Network Load Balancing solution, using [Cloudflare Tunnel](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/) as the off-ramp to securely connect to your private or internal services.

## 1. Configure a Cloudflare tunnel with an assigned virtual network

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For example, if you are only using Cloudflare to globally distribute traffic across regions ([global traffic steering](/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/steering-policies/)), each pool could represent one region and, within each region, you could have one endpoint that represents the entry point to your data center.

Cloudflare [local traffic management (LTM)](/load-balancing/local-traffic-management/) solution and [endpoint steering](/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/origin-level-steering/) capabilities enable you to also load balance traffic between your servers within a data center. In this use case, each pool would represent a data center and contain several endpoints that represent your servers.
Cloudflare [Private Network Load Balancing](/load-balancing/private-network/) solution and [endpoint steering](/load-balancing/understand-basics/traffic-steering/origin-level-steering/) capabilities enable you to also load balance traffic between your servers within a data center. In this use case, each pool would represent a data center and contain several endpoints that represent your servers.

## Endpoints

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You can use Cloudflare Load Balancing with Magic WAN to distribute traffic across endpoints, reducing strain and improving the performance of your network. This works through Local traffic management, which supports both on-ramping and off-ramping traffic to Magic WAN tunnels.
You can use Cloudflare Load Balancing with Magic WAN to distribute traffic across endpoints, reducing strain and improving the performance of your network. This works through Private Network Load Balancing, which supports both on-ramping and off-ramping traffic to Magic WAN tunnels.

Refer to [Local traffic management](/load-balancing/local-traffic-management/) for more information about the feature and how to set it up. You will need to [enable Load Balancing](/load-balancing/) before you can use this feature.
Refer to [Private Network Load Balancing](/load-balancing/private-network/) for more information about the feature and how to set it up. You will need to [enable Load Balancing](/load-balancing/) before you can use this feature.
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- Data Localization Suite (specifically, [Regional Services](/data-localization/regional-services/))
- [Cloudflare for SaaS](/cloudflare-for-platforms/cloudflare-for-saas/)
- [Cloudflare Tunnels](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/) to securely expose web applications (with [public hostnames](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/routing-to-tunnel/) and [private networks](/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/private-net/))
- Load Balancers to manage traffic and ensure reliability and performance, implementing Global Traffic Management (GTM) and [Local Traffic Management (LTM)](/load-balancing/local-traffic-management/).
- Load Balancers to manage traffic and ensure reliability and performance, implementing Global Traffic Management (GTM) and [Private Network Load Balancing](/load-balancing/private-network/).

This setup is ideal for SaaS providers who need to ensure minimal downtime, auto-renewal of SSL/TLS certificates, efficiently distribute traffic to healthy endpoints, and regional traffic management for compliance and performance optimization.

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