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This is for systems that cross trust boundaries. Etcd or consul would be a better fit for systems controlled by one entity. The only exception might be where th
by api 7y ago
This is for systems that cross trust boundaries. Etcd or consul would be a better fit for systems controlled by one entity. The only exception might be where the network is unreliable or transient.
Think of it (as the readme says) as consul for decentralized open systems.
- joatmon-snoo 7y agoWhat's the mitigation for OOMs triggered by someone dumping records into the system? Not someone trying to overwrite existing records, just constantly inserting new records.
- api 7y agoThis is mitigated via a proof of work "hashcash" mechanism, or for signed owners the ability of the CA to revoke the cert. BTW "high resource use" is in reference to things like tiny embedded devices. You won't be putting this in a fridge magnet or a smart light bulb. This will run fine on a $10/month VPS or a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4, though if the data set gets huge you might need to attach some storage.