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Project 11 - Application Load Balancer (ALB) - Session Stickiness

Project 11 - Application Load Balancer (ALB) - Session Stickiness

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Learn how to configure and test session stickiness on an AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB). This lab demonstrates cookie-based session affinity, failover behavior, and load distribution with hands-on testing.

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Expiry period 1 Months
Made in English
Last updated at Tue Dec 2025
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Beginner
Total lectures 1
Total quizzes 0
Total duration Hours
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Short description Learn how to configure and test session stickiness on an AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB). This lab demonstrates cookie-based session affinity, failover behavior, and load distribution with hands-on testing.
Outcomes
  • Provision a multi-instance web environment using CloudFormation
  • Verify load distribution across an ALB target group
  • Enable and configure ALB session stickiness with managed cookies
  • Test sticky session behavior and inspect session cookies
  • Simulate instance failure and observe failover behavior
  • Disable stickiness and validate return to round-robin distribution
  • Clean up AWS resources using CloudFormation
Requirements
  • An active AWS account with access to CloudFormation, EC2, and ELB
  • Basic understanding of AWS networking (VPC, subnets, security groups)
  • Familiarity with EC2 instances and load balancing concepts
  • A modern web browser with developer tools (to inspect cookies)