Raft

[decanus]

Once finished researching Paxos (#1), it only makes sense to further look at consensus protocols that it inspired such as raft.

The main goal of this thread is to research raft and create a general understanding which should later be summarized in a research post.

Questions

• How does raft work?
• What sets raft apart from paxos?
• Where is raft used?
• What are rafts strengths?

Literature

• In Search of an Understandable Consensus Algorithm - paper
• You. Must. Build. A. Raft! Consul's Consensus Protocol Explained - video
• Raft consensus algorithm - post
• Raft explained - post

References

• https://raft.github.io/