> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Linux Server

> Deploy UltraBalancer on Linux server

## Quick Install

```bash theme={null}
curl -sSL https://package.ultrabalancer.com/install.sh | sh
```

## Verify Installation

```bash theme={null}
ultrabalancer --version
```

## Quick Start

```bash theme={null}
# Start with backends
ultrabalancer start round-robin backend1:8080 backend2:8080
```

## With Config File

Create a config file:

```yaml theme={null}
listen_address: "0.0.0.0"
listen_port: 8080
algorithm: "round-robin"
backends:
  - host: "backend1"
    port: 8080
  - host: "backend2"
    port: 8080
```

Run with config:

```bash theme={null}
ultrabalancer start -c config.yaml
```

## Systemd Service

Create `/etc/systemd/system/ultrabalancer.service`:

```ini theme={null}
[Unit]
Description=UltraBalancer Load Balancer
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/etc/ultrabalancer
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ultrabalancer start -c /etc/ultrabalancer/config.yaml
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```

Enable and start:

```bash theme={null}
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable ultrabalancer
sudo systemctl start ultrabalancer
```

## Related

* [Systemd](/deployment/systemd) - Service management
* [Configuration](/configuration/overview) - Full configuration guide