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Eureka Clustering documentation and best practices

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Description

I understand that there is a section in the documentation about Eureka Peer Awareness, but somehow I do not find this enough.
I find it hard to understand how this would make Eureka more HA. There would be a chain server1, server2, server3 and they are cross referenced, but if one node fails the chain breaks anyway.
Would it be a good option to just specify a list containing all 3 servers separated by comma for each all of them (server1, server2, server3)?

What is your experience?

PS: did not try DNS yet

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing Eureka Peer Awareness documentation and the 28-comment discussion on this issue. Compare the documented clustering and DNS options with the questions raised, then define the documentation changes needed to explain the HA topology and recommended configurations; done means the guidance addresses the failure scenario clearly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
distributed-systems, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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