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Raft elects a leader; writes go to leader, replicated to followers, committed on majority ACK.
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Raft elects a leader — all writes go through the leader. The leader replicates the entry to followers. Once a majority acknowledges, the leader commits. Reads can also be served from the leader (linearizable reads) or with lease-based reads from followers. If the leader dies, a new election ensures only one leader exists at a time — no split-brain.
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