Mastering the Raft Consensus Algorithm: A Comprehensive Tutorial in Distributed Systems

Sail into the world of distributed systems with our in-depth, Raft consensus algorithm tutorial. ⛵️ This tutorial comes from the course, Reliable Webservers with Golang, by industry experts Nat Welch (Time by Ping SRE) and Steve McCarthy (Esty SSE). In this tutorial, we dive into Raft, a modern, easy-to-understand consensus algorithm that ensures consistency across members of a distributed system. Learn: ⚡️ The importance of consensus algorithms in the field of distributed systems ⚡️ How consensus is reached amongst members of a distributed system ⚡️ How Raft handles incoming client requests ⚡️ The process of leader election and log replication in RAFT If you want to learn more about distributed systems, then don't miss our comprehensive course "Reliable Webservers with Go" 👉 https://www.newline.co/courses/reliable-webservers-with-go. Learn important concepts in backend web development through the lens of Go in the full course. 💻 Stay in touch with our latest tutorials; subscribe to \newline's Channel: / @newlinedotco This YouTube tutorial and the full course, "Reliable Webservers with Go" are brought to you by \newline. We democratize the production-level details that you would have to spend years educating yourself working at a Silicon Valley company. Get instant access to newline's e-books, guides and courses, including this full title with the complete code, with a \newline PRO subscription. Click here to subscribe 👉 https://www.newline.co/pricing Connect with \newline Online! Visit \newline's Website: https://www.newline.co/ Find \newline on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newlinedotco Follow \newline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullstackio Follow \newline on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newlinedotco Chat with \newline on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/D88ppSb #newline #raft #go --- Links to referenced readings and projects: NuRaft: https://github.com/eBay/NuRaft raft: https://github.com/hashicorp/raft "Scaling Raft" Blog Post: https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/scaling-raft/ "In Search of an Understandable Consensus Algorithm" Whitepaper: https://raft.github.io/raft.pdf