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An introduction to pg_paxos

Pg_paxos is a database level implementation of the widely renowned Paxos protocol, invented by Leslie Lamport. Pg_paxos offers a master-less (or multi-master, if you prefer) layer that can be enabled directly in the database without the need for external tools or transaction managers.

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pg_paxos, High Availability Data Replication for PostgreSQL

Written byBy Marco Slot | November 19, 2015Nov 19, 2015

The Paxos algorithm is a powerful building block for building highly available distributed systems. Paxos can be seen as a function paxos(k,v) that returns the same value on all servers in a group for a certain key (k), and the value is one of the...