Apache Seata Server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Overview

Apache Seata is an open source distributed transaction solution for microservices. At its centre is the Seata Server, a Transaction Coordinator that services register with so that a single business operation spanning several microservices and databases either commits everywhere or rolls back everywhere, rather than leaving data half updated when one step fails. It supports four transaction modes, AT for automatic compensation with no application code changes, TCC for explicit try, confirm and cancel logic, SAGA for long running workflows, and XA for standard two phase commit, so teams can pick the model that fits each service.

The coordinator exposes a service endpoint that resource managers and transaction managers inside your applications connect to, and a web console for browsing global transactions, global locks and the coordinator cluster. It suits engineering teams building a microservices platform who need reliable data consistency across service boundaries without hand rolling their own compensation and recovery logic.

Common uses

• Keep a business transaction consistent across multiple microservices and databases
• Run a self contained transaction coordinator for a microservices platform
• Coordinate AT, TCC, SAGA and XA distributed transactions from one server

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.