Communication among Raft Nodes

Let's explore how Raft nodes communicate, what problem occurs, and how Raft solves this problem.

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Communication mechanism

Nodes communicate via remote procedure calls (RPCs) and Raft has two basic RPC types:

  • RequestVote: Sent by candidates during an election
  • AppendEntries: Sent by leaders to replicate log entries and provide a heartbeat form

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