--- title: Install simplest-load-balancer on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of simplest-load-balancer for on Arch Linux - Sessionless UDP Load Balancer url: https://snapcraft.io/install/simplest-load-balancer/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install simplest-load-balancer on **Arch Linux** # simplest-load-balancer [Lee Harding (mlhpdx)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mlhpdx "View all snaps from Lee Harding (mlhpdx)") * [Lee Harding (mlhpdx)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/mlhpdx "View all snaps from Lee Harding (mlhpdx)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/simplest-load-balancer/arch#install) #### Sessionless UDP Load Balancer SLB (simplest-load-balancer) is a sessionless load balancer for UDP and solves problems inherent with using traditional (feature rich) load balancers for such traffic. For simple, stateless UDP protocols there is no advantage in trying to maintain "affinity" (aka. "sessions") between clients and back-end instances. Traditional load balancers assume that affinity is helpful (it is for TCP and some stateful UDP protocols), and will try to route packets from a given client to a consistent back-end server. By contrast, SLB evenly (randomly) distributes packets all available back-ends. This results in uniform loading of backends, and improved robustness. SLB features dynamic configuration with backends being added/refreshed, removed and configured (weights and port associations) dynamically via a UDP control plane. Switching backends during maintenance is nearly instantaneous (without sessions there is no need to wait to "drain" connections). Inbound traffic is distributed based on port group assignments and "weights" which can be dynamically adjusted for each backend based on capacity, load, maintenance status or any other consideration. When a more robust HA deployment with multiple SLBs is needed the communication between backends and SLB can be simplified by using a multicast group IP. ### Package name * simplest-load-balancer --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 2 April 2026 - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [github.com/mlhpdx/SimplestLoadBalancer](https://github.com/mlhpdx/SimplestLoadBalancer "https://github.com/mlhpdx/SimplestLoadBalancer") --- ### Source code * [github.com/mlhpdx/SimplestLoadBalancer](https://github.com/mlhpdx/SimplestLoadBalancer "https://github.com/mlhpdx/SimplestLoadBalancer") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/simplest-load-balancer/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install simplest-load-balancer Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install simplest-load-balancer To install simplest-load-balancer, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install simplest-load-balancer ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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