
:guide-id: multi-cluster-building-blocks
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:guide-title: Building blocks multi-cluster deployments
:guide-summary: Learn about building blocks and suggested setups for multi-cluster deployments.
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= Building blocks multi-cluster deployments

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The following building blocks are needed to set up a multi-cluster deployment with synchronous replication.

The building blocks link to a blueprint with an example configuration.
They are listed in the order in which they need to be installed.

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== Prerequisites

* Understanding the concepts laid out in the link:{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-concepts_url}[{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-concepts_name}] {section}.

== Two sites with low-latency connection

{project_name} requires a low latency network connection for the synchronous replication of data by the database and the external {jdgserver_name}.

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*Suggested setup:* Two AWS Availability Zones within the same AWS Region.

*Not considered:* Two regions on the same or different continents, as it would increase the latency and the likelihood of network failures.
Synchronous replication of databases as services with Aurora Regional Deployments on AWS is only available within the same region.

== Environment for {project_name} and {jdgserver_name}

Ensures that the instances are deployed and restarted as needed.

*Suggested setup:* Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) deployed in each availability zone.

*Not considered:* A ROSA cluster which spans multiple availability zones, as this could be a single point of failure if misconfigured.

== Database

A synchronously replicated database across two sites.

*Blueprint:* link:{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-aurora_url}[{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-aurora_name}].

== {jdgserver_name}

A deployment of {jdgserver_name} that leverages the {jdgserver_name}'s Cross-DC functionality.

*Blueprint:* link:{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-infinispan-kubernetes-crossdc_url}[{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-infinispan-kubernetes-crossdc_name}] using the {jdgserver_name} Operator, and connect the two sites using {jdgserver_name}'s Gossip Router.

*Not considered:* Direct interconnections between the {kubernetes} clusters on the network layer.
It might be considered in the future.

== {project_name}

A clustered deployment of {project_name} in each site, connected to an external {jdgserver_name}.

*Blueprint:* link:{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-keycloak-kubernetes_url}[{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-keycloak-kubernetes_name}] that includes connecting to the Aurora database and the {jdgserver_name} server.



== Load balancer

A load balancer which checks the `/lb-check` URL of the {project_name} deployment in each site, plus an automation to detect {jdgserver_name} connectivity problems between the two sites.

*Blueprint:* link:{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-aws-accelerator-loadbalancer_url}[{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-aws-accelerator-loadbalancer_name}] together with  link:{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-aws-accelerator-fencing-lambda_url}[{links_high-availability_multi-cluster-deploy-aws-accelerator-fencing-lambda_name}].
