Gcp on Tobias Theel | Senior Software Engineerhttps://blog.noobygames.de/tags/gcp/Recent content in Gcp on Tobias Theel | Senior Software EngineerHugoen-usTue, 04 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200GCP Basics — Part 1: Understanding Load Balancing in Google Cloudhttps://blog.noobygames.de/blog/gcp-basics-1-load-balancing/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://blog.noobygames.de/blog/gcp-basics-1-load-balancing/<p>This is the first post in a series where I work my way into the Google Cloud Platform and document it as I go — learning in public. If something here is wrong or outdated, tell me and I will fix it.</p> <p>We start with <strong>load balancing</strong>, because that is where most GCP beginners hit their first wall of vocabulary: target pools, URL maps, forwarding rules, backend services, target proxies. Five nouns, none of which explain themselves.</p>