[How to access the cluster ? ]

[fallenleavesguy]

How to access the cluster ? Only accessing to the leader node or accessing to any node of the cluster ? Which is the right way. Thank you.

[or-else]

Any client can connect to any node.

We currently run the cluster behind an Nginx proxy which load balances connections (round-robin):

events {}
stream {
    server {
        listen 80;
        proxy_pass tinode;
    }
    server {
        listen 443;
        proxy_pass tinode_tls;
    }
    upstream tinode {
        server tinode-0:80 max_fails=5 fail_timeout=30s;
        server tinode-1:80 max_fails=5 fail_timeout=30s;
        server tinode-2:80 max_fails=5 fail_timeout=30s;
    }
    upstream tinode_tls {
        server tinode-0:443 max_fails=5 fail_timeout=30s;
        server tinode-1:443 max_fails=5 fail_timeout=30s;
        server tinode-2:443 max_fails=5 fail_timeout=30s;
    }
}

Keep in mind that there are some bugs in the cluster. We are actively working on it now.
Cluster is not necessary unless you have more than 100,000 users.

[fallenleavesguy]

Thank you. I mean that can client establish websocket to any node of cluster ? Because according to raft protocol, it seems like only can request to the leader node to make changes

[or-else]

Thank you. I mean that can client establish websocket to any node of cluster ?

Yes.

[fallenleavesguy]

So, the leader node is only use to maintain the Ping status ?

[or-else]

So, the leader node is only use to maintain the Ping status ?

Correct. The leader node is only for maintaining consistency of the cluster.

[fallenleavesguy]

Thank you very much.