Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system https://etcd.io
etcd
Note: The
master
branch may be in an unstable or even broken state during development. Please use releases instead of the master
branch in order to get stable binaries.etcd is a distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system, with a focus on being:
- Simple: well-defined, user-facing API (gRPC)
- Secure: automatic TLS with optional client cert authentication
- Fast: benchmarked 10,000 writes/sec
- Reliable: properly distributed using Raft
etcd is used in production by many companies, and the development team stands behind it in critical deployment scenarios, where etcd is frequently teamed with applications such as Kubernetes, locksmith, vulcand, Doorman, and many others. Reliability is further ensured by rigorous testing.
See etcdctl for a simple command line client.
Community meetings
etcd contributors and maintainers have monthly (every four weeks) meetings at 11:00 AM (USA Pacific) on Thursday.An initial agenda will be posted to the shared Google docs a day before each meeting, and everyone is welcome to suggest additional topics or other agendas.
Time:
- Jan 10th, 2019 11:00 AM video
- Feb 7th, 2019 11:00 AM video
- Mar 7th, 2019 11:00 AM video
- Apr 4th, 2019 11:00 AM video
- May 2nd, 2019 11:00 AM video
- May 30th, 2019 11:00 AM video
- Jul 11th, 2019 11:00 AM video
- Jul 25, 2019 11:00 AM video
- Aug 22, 2019 11:00 AM video
- Sep 19, 2019 11:00 AM video
- Nov 14, 2019 11:00 AM
- Dec 12, 2019 11:00 AM
Join by phone: +1 405-792-0633 PIN: 299 906#
Getting started
Getting etcd
The easiest way to get etcd is to use one of the pre-built release binaries which are available for OSX, Linux, Windows, and Docker on the release page.For more installation guides, please check out play.etcd.io and operating etcd.
For those wanting to try the very latest version, build the latest version of etcd from the
master
branch. This first needs Go installed (version 1.13+ is required). All development occurs on master
, including new features and bug fixes. Bug fixes are first targeted at master
and subsequently ported to release branches, as described in the branch management guide.Running etcd
First start a single-member cluster of etcd.If etcd is installed using the pre-built release binaries, run it from the installation location as below:
/tmp/etcd-download-test/etcd
mv /tmp/etcd-download-test/etcd /usr/local/bin/
etcd
./bin/etcd
Next, let's set a single key, and then retrieve it:
etcdctl put mykey "this is awesome"
etcdctl get mykey
etcd is now running and serving client requests. For more, please check out:etcd TCP ports
The official etcd ports are 2379 for client requests, and 2380 for peer communication.Running a local etcd cluster
First install goreman, which manages Procfile-based applications.Our Procfile script will set up a local example cluster. Start it with:
goreman start
infra1
, infra2
and infra3
and etcd grpc-proxy
, which runs locally and composes a cluster.Every cluster member and proxy accepts key value reads and key value writes.
Follow the steps in Procfile.learner to add a learner node to the cluster. Start the learner node with:
goreman -f ./Procfile.learner start
Next steps
Now it's time to dig into the full etcd API and other guides.- Read the full documentation.
- Explore the full gRPC API.
- Set up a multi-machine cluster.
- Learn the config format, env variables and flags.
- Find language bindings and tools.
- Use TLS to secure an etcd cluster.
- Tune etcd.