---
name: "transponder"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "fair"
version: "0.5.3-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/transponder"
---

# transponder(8)

backend node for load balancing services

## NAME

**transponder** – backend node for load balancing services

## SYNOPSIS

**transponder** \[**-c** *config*\] *address* \[*address* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

For each *address* specified, registers with the [carrousel(8)](/carrousel/8.md) program running at that address and announces willingness to serve connections. It also transmits information about the current capacity, so that connections are distributed fairly amongst backend nodes. Multiple addresses may be specified for a single host for multipath routing.

## OPTIONS

- **-c** *config*

  Read configuration from *config* instead of the default configuration file.

## SEE ALSO

[carrousel(8)](/carrousel/8.md), [fair.conf(5)](/fair.conf/5.md), [fair(7)](/fair/7.md)