What is etcd?
etcd is a distributed key value store that provides a reliable way to store data across a cluster of machines. It’s open-source and available on GitHub. etcd gracefully handles master elections during network partitions and will tolerate machine failure, including the master.
etcd is a tool in the Open Source Service Discovery category of a tech stack.
Why developers like etcd
Service discovery
Fault tolerant key value store
Secure
Bundled with coreos
Privilege Access Management
Consol integration
Open Source