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Split Brain Explained: When Two Nodes Both Think They Are Leader

TLDR: Split brain happens when a network partition causes two nodes to simultaneously believe they are the leader — each accepting writes the other never sees. Prevent it with quorum consensus (at least ⌊N/2⌋+1 nodes must agree before leadership is g...

May 3, 2026•20 min read

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