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Add a page of doc for Edge Services Multi-Backend/Routing. This is to be published when routing/multi-backend becomes available on the API.

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- Traffic is tested against the first rule in the list first: any matching traffic is directly routed to the specified WAF policy/backend.
- Traffic that didn't match the first rule is then tested against the second rule. If it matches, the routing rule is directly applied.
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- Traffic that didn't match the first rule is then tested against the second rule. If it matches, the routing rule is directly applied.
- Traffic that did not match the first rule is then tested against the second rule. If it matches, the routing rule is directly applied.

- Traffic is tested against the first rule in the list first: any matching traffic is directly routed to the specified WAF policy/backend.
- Traffic that didn't match the first rule is then tested against the second rule. If it matches, the routing rule is directly applied.
- ... and so on, until unmatched traffic arrives at the end of the list of rules.
- The last rule is necessarily the default rule, which dictates where to route traffic that didn't match any other rule.
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- The last rule is necessarily the default rule, which dictates where to route traffic that didn't match any other rule.
- The last rule is necessarily the default rule, which dictates where to route traffic that did not match any other rule.

- ... and so on, until unmatched traffic arrives at the end of the list of rules.
- The last rule is necessarily the default rule, which dictates where to route traffic that didn't match any other rule.

Therefore, when creating route rules, remember to order them from most specific to most general. This ensures that precise, high-priority routing decisions are evaluated first, while broader or fallback rules are applied only to traffic that doesn't match the earlier conditions.
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Therefore, when creating route rules, remember to order them from most specific to most general. This ensures that precise, high-priority routing decisions are evaluated first, while broader or fallback rules are applied only to traffic that doesn't match the earlier conditions.
Therefore, when creating route rules, remember to order them from most specific to most general. This ensures that precise, high-priority routing decisions are evaluated first, while broader or fallback rules are applied only to traffic that does not match the earlier conditions.

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