Distributed Systems

Learn Distributed Systems on System Design Atlas

1. 01A map of distributed-system patternsThirty recurring building blocks (logs, quorums, leases, clocks, partitions, heartbeats and more) grouped by the problem each solves, so you can name them in a design.Advanced Distributed Systems · 15 min read · start here
2. 02Distributed locks and leader electionMaking sure only one worker does a job at a time, and why a lock needs a lease and a fencing token to be safe.Core Concepts: How Things Actually Work · 9 min read
3. 03Consensus: Raft and PaxosHow a group of machines agrees on one order of operations even when some crash or messages are delayed, and why a majority is the magic number.Advanced Distributed Systems · 12 min read

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