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CockroachDB: Multi-Region refresher

CockroachDB: Multi-Region refresher

This post will take us through a high-level refresher of what it takes to be a Multi-Region, distributed SQL database and how we achieve this at Cockroach Labs. But first, here is a little bit of information that will allow you to get up and running with CockroachDB and its

Keycloak on Distributed SQL (CockroachDB) - Part 2/2

In part one of this post, we configured a single Keycloak node to store it's data in a resilient and available CockroachDB. In this post we cover how to add more nodes to the cluster and ensure that the keycloak nodes are able to register themselves on CockroachDB which, then

Keycloak on Distributed SQL (CockroachDB) - Part 1/2

With data breaches and cyber attacks becoming increasingly common, modern organisations require a robust security system in place that is also highly available. Keycloak is a popular open-source IAM solution that not only provides robust security features but also high availability between nodes by using a shared cache. It's built

Utilise the included demo feature of CockroachDB to discover how to geographically position your data

Utilise the included demo feature of CockroachDB to discover how to geographically position your data

Example setup, configuration and test 1. Stand up a demo multi-region cluster locally using CockroachDB Demo $ cockroach demo --no-example-database --nodes 9 --global 2. Create a Database CREATE DATABASE db PRIMARY REGION "us-east1" REGIONS "us-west1", "europe-west1"; USE db; 3. Create a table with Region by Row functionality CREATE TABLE public.users

CockroachDB : The multi-region database

CockroachDB : The multi-region database

CockroachDB is a distributed database that you can span across multiple geographic regions. To provide this multi-region capability, CockroachDB uses a combination of techniques such as data replication, distributed consensus, and node replication. 1. Data Replication: CockroachDB automatically replicates data across multiple regions to ensure that data is available even