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# 5 Proxy groups

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#### Overview

In *Administration → Proxy groups* it is possible to configure proxy groups.

Proxy groups are used in [proxy load balancing](/manual/distributed_monitoring/proxies/ha) with automated distribution of hosts between proxies and high availability between proxies.

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#### Proxy groups

A listing of existing proxy groups with their details is displayed.

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/proxy_groups.png){width="600"}

Displayed data:

|Column|Description|
|--|--------|
|*Name*|Name of the proxy group. Clicking on the proxy group name opens the proxy group [configuration form](/manual/distributed_monitoring/proxies/ha#configuring-a-proxy-group).|
|*State*|State of the proxy group (displayed if group contains at least one proxy):<br>**Unknown** - group was created while Zabbix server was down, or server has not yet updated the state;<br>**Online** - minimum number of proxies have communicated with Zabbix server within the failover period;<br>**Degrading** - group is going offline shortly due to online proxies falling below the *Minimum proxies* threshold;<br>**Offline** - fewer than minimum number of proxies have communicated with Zabbix server within the failover period;<br>**Recovering** - group is coming back online shortly due to online proxies reaching the *Minimum proxies* threshold.<br>Proxy group state can be monitored with [zabbix[proxy group,<name>,state]](/manual/config/items/itemtypes/internal#proxy.group.d) and [zabbix[proxy group,discovery]](/manual/config/items/itemtypes/internal#proxy.group.e) items.|
|*Failover period*|Period during which a proxy in the proxy group must communicate with Zabbix server to be considered online.|
|*Online proxies*|Number of online proxies (displayed in red if below the group minimum).|
|*Minimum proxies*|Minimum number of [online proxies](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/administration/proxies) required to keep the proxy group online.|
|*Proxies*|Count of proxies in the group and a list of proxies in the group, with links to the proxy configuration form.<br>The maximum number of listed proxies is limited by the *[Max count of elements to show inside table cell](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/administration/general#gui)* value.|

To configure a new proxy group, click on the *Create proxy groups* button in the upper-right corner.

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##### Mass editing options

Buttons below the list offer some mass-editing options:

-   *Delete* - delete the proxy groups.

To use these options, mark the checkboxes before the respective proxy groups, then click on the required button.

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##### Using filter

You can use the filter to display only the proxy groups you are interested in. For better search performance, data is searched with macros unresolved.

The *Filter* link is available above the list of proxy groups. If you click on it, a filter becomes available where you can filter proxy groups by name and status.

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/proxy_group_filter.png){width="600"}

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