Setup Load Balancer Application Modes When creating a load balancer in DuploCloud, you'll need to choose between two Application Modes: Docker Mode : Select this when your application is packaged and deployed as a Docker container Native Mode : Select this when your application is not containerized and runs directly on a server or VM Usage The Application Mode setting determines how the load balancer will interact with your application within the Kubernetes cluster: Docker Mode is the most common choice for modern containerized applications running in Kubernetes Native Mode should be used for traditional applications that are not running in containers For more detailed information about load balancers in DuploCloud, please refer to our Load Balancer documentation .