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1 min readUpdated 30 September 2026

Creates a new forwarding rule for a load balancer that directs traffic from frontend to backend servers based on specified protocols and ports.

Creates a new forwarding rule on a specified Vultr load balancer, defining how incoming traffic on a given protocol and port is routed to backend instances.

Usage

CONSOLE

$ vultr-cli load-balancer forwarding create <Load Balancer ID> [flags]

Flags

Shorthand	Long Version	Description
-	--backend-port	the port number destination on the backend server.
-	--backend-protocol	the protocol destination on the backend server. \| HTTP, HTTPS, TCP
-	--frontend-port	the port number on the Load Balancer to forward to the backend.
-	--frontend-protocol	the protocol on the Load Balancer to forward to the backend. \| HTTP, HTTPS, TCP

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