Artifactory HA

Artifactory supports a High Availability network configuration with a cluster of 2 or more, active/active, read/write Artifactory servers on the same Local Area Network (LAN).

Setting up several servers in an HA configuration is supported with an Enterprise License and presents several benefits to your organization.

Maximize Uptime

Artifactory HA redundant network architecture means that there is no single-point-of-failure, and your system can continue to operate as long as at least one of the Artifactory nodes is operational. This maximizes your uptime and can take it to levels of up to “five nines” availability.

Manage Heavy Loads

By using a redundant array of Artifactory server nodes in the network, your system can accommodate larger load bursts with no compromise to performance. With horizontal server scalability, you can easily increase your capacity to meet any load requirements as your organization grows.

Minimize Maintenance Downtime

By using an architecture with multiple Artifactory servers, Artifactory HA lets you perform most maintenance tasks with no system downtime.

Architecture

Artifactory HA architecture presents a Load Balancer connected to a cluster of two or more Artifactory servers that share a common database where all the Artifactory configuration files are maintained. Binaries may be stored on a Network File System, or using a zoned sharded binary provider as described in Configuring Sharding for High Availability.

The Artifactory cluster nodes must be connected through a fast internal LAN in order to support high system performance as well as to stay synchronized and notify each other of actions performed in the system instantaneously. One of the Artifactory cluster nodes is configured to be a “primary” node. Its roles are to execute cluster-wide tasks such as cleaning up unreferenced binaries.