# A review of consensus protocols

<https://thomasvilhena.com/2020/10/a-review-of-consensus-protocols>

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## What Jamie wrote

Clustered high-availability software often has to solve the problem of multiple computers agreeing, getting consensus, on certain state information. This overview of four of these protocols provides some solid depth, with code, for how these work. Most likely your not writing these systems, but background is interesting if only to understand the solution better.

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