FAQ

rpcx FAQ

• General
  • What is rpcx?
  • How does rpcx compare against other distributed RPC framework?
  • Is rpcx a seperate running system or a middleware system?
  • What dependencies does rpcx have?
  • What is the performance impact of rpcx?
  • What service discovery/register system is supported by the current rpcx?
  • Does it have its dashboard ?

General

What is rpcx?

rpcx is a distributed RPC framework like Alibaba Dubbo and Weibo Motan. It is based on Go net/rpc and provides extra governance features.

How does rpcx compare against other distributed RPC framework?

Is rpcx a seperate running system or a middleware system ?

No. it exists in the user's application. rpcx is a distributed RPC framework, it includes features of service management functions like service discovery, load balancing, and fault tolerance.

What dependencies does rpcx have?

What is the performance impact of rpcx?

What service discovery/register system is supported by the current rpcx?

the current rpcx supports etcd(v2, v3), zookeeper, consul etc.

Does it have its dashboard ?

Yes. rpcx has rpcx-ui to manage backend-service nodes.