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description: >-
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This section covers some of the internals of Consul, such as the architecture,
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consensus and gossip protocols, and security model.
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# Consul Internals
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This section covers some of the internals of Consul. Understanding the internals of Consul is necessary to successfully
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use it in production.
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Please review the following documentation to understand how Consul works.
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- [Architecture](/docs/internals/architecture.html)
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- [Consensus Protocol](/docs/internals/consensus.html)
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- [Gossip Protocol](/docs/internals/gossip.html)
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- [Network Coordinates](/docs/internals/coordinates.html)
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- [Sessions](/docs/internals/sessions.html)
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- [Anti-Entropy](/docs/internals/anti-entropy.html)
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- [Security Model](/docs/internals/security.html)
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- [Discovery Chain](/docs/internals/discovery-chain.html)
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You should also be familiar with [Jepsen testing](/docs/internals/jepsen.html), before deploying
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a production datacenter.
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