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Consensus and Raft

Coordinate a replicated history under stated failure assumptions.

Study leader election, terms, replicated logs, majority quorums, commit rules, snapshots, membership changes, and the limits of consensus progress.

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Articles

consensus and raftSep 25, 2026

Raft Uses Terms and Quorums to Choose a Leader

Consensus lets a group of processes agree on an ordered sequence of decisions despite specified failures.

Request Flows

request flow · 5 stagesHow Raft Uses Terms and Quorums to Choose a Leader worksAn interactive concept flow for raft uses terms and quorums to choose a leader, from its assumptions through the main operation and boundary checks.

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consensus and raftSep 25, 2026

Video lesson: Raft Uses Terms and Quorums to Choose a Leader

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Traces

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