# Question about multiple containers, with load balancer on DO

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**Created:** [14 Aprile 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-multiple-containers-with-load-balancer-on-do/60992 "2017-04-14T15:05:39Z")\
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It seems that multiple containers are the way to go in terms of flexibility/scalability. It was suggested that one droplet could contain the data tier and another droplet for the web-only. However if I’m planning on using DO’s load balancer, does that mean that each droplet would have to contain 1 web-only and 1 data, albeit in separate docker containers?

\*Excuse me for any mistakes, I’m not too familiar with these architectures and previous questions are a few years old.

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