Basic Introduction to Apache ZooKeeper: Architecture, Data Model, Sessions, ACLs, and Cluster Mechanisms
This article provides a comprehensive overview of Apache ZooKeeper, covering its ZAB protocol, data model hierarchy, node types, storage mechanisms, watch system, session lifecycle, ACL configurations, serialization with Jute, cluster roles, leader election, log management, and practical use cases such as distributed locks, ID generation, load balancing, and integration with frameworks like Dubbo and Kafka.