# Cilium Load Balancer On Premises Kubernetes Datacenters

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**Using Cilium as a Kubernetes Load Balancer: A Powerful Alternative to MetalLB**

In Kubernetes, exposing services of type LoadBalancer in on-prem or bare-metal environments typically requires a dedicated “Layer 2” or “BGP-based” software load balancer—such as MetalLB.  
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