Based on the information provided in the extracts, there is no direct mention of applying a load balancer in front of Airbyte. However, it is mentioned that with a self-hosted Airbyte installation, you have complete control of your server instance and network, which could potentially include setting up a load balancer. As for manually configuring the sync, it is indeed possible. In the context of setting up connections, the sync frequency can be set to manual. This has been mentioned in the context of using Airbyte with Prefect, Apache Airflow, and Dagster. This allows external tools or your own custom orchestration to trigger the syncs. For more detailed information or assistance, you may want to check out the [Getting Started FAQ](https://discuss.airbyte.io/c/faq/15) or join the Airbyte community on [Slack](https://airbytehq.slack.com/ssb/redirect) to ask your questions. Sources: - [Slack Support Conversation](https://airbytehq.slack.com/archives/C021JANJ6TY/p1658925380318009) - [ELT Pipeline with Prefect, Airbyte and dbt](https://airbyte.com/tutorials/elt-pipeline-prefect-airbyte-dbt) - [Using the Airbyte Operator to orchestrate Airbyte OSS](https://docs.airbyte.com/operator-guides/using-the-airflow-airbyte-operator) - [Orchestrate data ingestion and transformation pipelines with Dagster](https://airbyte.com/tutorials/orchestrate-data-ingestion-and-transformation-pipelines)