# Question about multiple containers, with load balancer on DO

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [14. April 2017 um 15:05 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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Multiple _servers_, not multiple containers on the same machine. I suppose you could try that with a giant droplet but doesn’t this defeat the point of making you more resistant to server failure?

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