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How to Prevent a Split Brain in a Cluster

I implemented a cluster our our zoom product clustering and I found a really cool technique for you know dealing with the split brain potential for split brain right so here's a scenario what happens if you have a three node cluster and you lose the leader how do you prevent a split brain. If that nodes identity is greater lexicographically greater than yours then you give up your vote of to be to be the leader and that node becomes the leader it's called the bully algorithm. You're actually just saying okay i'm bigger than you sort of i wouldn't so that solves a lot of problems and you can retain a quorum of of nodes, but chances are good kubernetes has possibly

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