1. About DNS 1.1 What the DNS Service Is For DNS provides a mapping service from domain names to IPs. For example, you type https://www.chenshaowen.com into a browser to open a page, but the data link communicates over IP and cannot recognize www.chenshaowen.com. This is where a DNS lookup comes in: the input is www.

This post mainly explains why the service discovery feature is needed and compares several service discovery tools. It also puts service discovery with Etcd, Confd, and Nginx into practice on CentOS. 1. Service Registration and Discovery 1.1 Why Service Registration and Discovery Are Needed With the rise of microservices, a