Description
etcd is pronounced /ˈɛtsiːdiː/, and means “distributed etc directory.”[1]
etcd is a distributed, reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system.[1:1]
etcd is a strongly consistent, distributed key-value store that provides a reliable way to store data that needs to be accessed by a distributed system or cluster of machines. It gracefully handles leader elections during network partitions and can tolerate machine failure, even in the leader node. [^1
etcd is a consistent distributed key-value store. Mainly used as a separate coordination service, in distributed systems. And designed to hold small amounts of data that can fit entirely in memory.[1:2]