akka-net-management

1# Akka.NET Management and Service Discovery
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3## When to Use This Skill
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5Use this skill when:
6- Deploying Akka.NET clusters to Kubernetes or cloud environments
7- Replacing static seed nodes with dynamic service discovery
8- Configuring cluster bootstrap for auto-formation
9- Setting up health endpoints for load balancers
10- Integrating with Azure Table Storage, Kubernetes API, or config-based discovery
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12## Reference Files
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14- [discovery-providers.md](discovery-providers.md): Config, Kubernetes, and Azure discovery setup with full code and deployment YAML
15- [configuration-reference.md](configuration-reference.md): Strongly-typed configuration model classes
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17## Overview
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19**Akka.Management** provides HTTP endpoints for cluster management and integrates with **Akka.Cluster.Bootstrap** to enable dynamic cluster formation using service discovery instead of static seed nodes.
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21### Why Use Akka.Management?
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23| Approach | Pros | Cons |
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25| Static Seed Nodes | Simple, no dependencies | Doesn't scale, requires known IPs |
26| Akka.Management | Dynamic discovery, scales to N nodes | More configuration, external dependencies |
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28**Use static seed nodes** for: Development, single-node deployments, fixed infrastructure.
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30**Use Akka.Management** for: Kubernetes, auto-scaling groups, dynamic environments, production clusters.
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34## Architecture
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