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Forwarding

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Configures traffic routing rules for Vultr load balancers to direct incoming requests to appropriate backend servers.

The vultr-cli load-balancer forwarding command manages forwarding rules for Vultr load balancers, allowing you to configure how traffic is directed to backend servers.

Usage

console 
$ vultr-cli load-balancer forwarding

Available Commands

  • create - Create a forwarding rule
  • delete - Delete a forwarding rule
  • get - Get a forwarding rule
  • list - List all forwarding rules
Create
Creates a new forwarding rule for a load balancer that directs traffic from frontend to backend servers based on specified protocols and ports.
Delete
Removes a specific forwarding rule from a Vultr load balancer using the rule ID and load balancer ID.
Get
Retrieves and displays detailed information about a specific forwarding rule from a Vultr load balancer.
List
Lists all configured forwarding rules for a specified load balancer, displaying protocol, port, and backend configurations.