Clustering and Shared Data in Vert.x

Question

I\'m developing in Vert.x (based on Netty and Hazelcast), and I\'m trying to share data between two server instances (eache of those instances in different machines, on the same

Answer 1

As has been pointed out, the data sharing objects bundled in Vert.x don't support sharing data across multiple Vert.x instances. In order to do that you would have to do either:

1. Use a "normal" shared database.
2. Set up a Verticle which manages the SharedMap instances and publishes and listens for updates to and from the rest of the cluster.
3. Design your application so you don't need to share data in this way.