---
name: "Perlbal::Manual"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libperlbal-perl"
version: "1.80-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perlbal::Manual"
---

# Perlbal::Manual(3pm)

Guide and reference manual for Perlbal

## NAME

Perlbal::Manual - Guide and reference manual for Perlbal

### VERSION

Perlbal 1.78.

### DESCRIPTION

This is the comprehensive guide and reference manual for Perlbal.

- Perlbal::Manual::Configuration

  How to configure Perlbal: pools, services, syntax and more.

- Perlbal::Manual::Contributing

  How to contribute to Perlbal.

- Perlbal::Manual::Credits

  Author and contributor credits for Perlbal.

- Perlbal::Manual::Debugging

  How Perlbal's Debugging system works.

- Perlbal::Manual::FailOver

  How Perlbal's Fail Over mechanism works.

- Perlbal::Manual::HighPriority

  Perlbal's high/low priority queueing system and how to use it.

- Perlbal::Manual::Hooks

  Existing hooks and how they work.

- Perlbal::Manual::Install

  Installation procedures for Perlbal.

- Perlbal::Manual::Internals

  Perlbal's architecture at a glance. Useful for developers.

- Perlbal::Manual::LoadBalancer

  Setting up a Perlbal Load Balancing service.

- Perlbal::Manual::Logging

  How Perlbal's Logging system works.

- Perlbal::Manual::Management

  Setting up a `"management"` service, connecting to that service and managing Perlbal on-the-fly.

- Perlbal::Manual::Plugins

  Known plugins and how to create new ones.

- Perlbal::Manual::ReverseProxy

  Setting up a Perlbal `"reverse_proxy"` service.

- Perlbal::Manual::Roles

  Brief description of existing roles.

- Perlbal::Manual::Selector

  Setting up a Perlbal `"selector"` service.

- Perlbal::Manual::WebServer

  Setting up a Perlbal `"web_server"` service.

## AUTHORS

Bruno Martins and José Castro.

### SEE ALSO

Perlbal::FAQ.

There are sample configuration files under *conf/*, including samples for using and configuring existing plugins.