Scalaris is an open source scalable, transactional, distributed, and fault-tolerant key-value store. It was the first NoSQL database that supported the ACID properties for multi-key transactions.
It has strong data consistency for online databases and for building scalable Web 2.0 services.
Scalaris uses a structured overlay with a non-blocking Paxos commit protocol for transaction processing with strong consistency over replicas. Scalaris is implemented in Erlang.
Features include:
- Support of fast transactions on distributed hash tables (DHTs).
- Structured overlay network with logarithmic routing performance builds the basis for a multi-dimensional key/value store. In contrast to many other DHTs, our overlay stores the keys in lexicographical order, hence range queries are possible.
- Middle layer implements the ACID properties (atomicity, concurrency, isolation, durability) in the face of concurrent write operations. It uses an improved Paxos Commit protocol with a low communication overhead that has been optimally integrated into the overlay.
- Top layer hosts the application, a distributed key/value store. This layer can be used as a scalable, fault-tolerant backend for online services like shopping, banking, data sharing, online gaming, or social networks.
Website: scalaris.zib.de
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Thorsten Schütt, Florian Schintke, Alexander Reinefeld, Nico Kruber, Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum, and others
License: Apache License Version 2.0
Scalaris is written in Erlang. Learn Erlang with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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