# Distributed Sensu setup?

**URL:** <https://discourse.sensu.io/t/distributed-sensu-setup/15>\
**Category:** Sensu Classic (EOL)\
**Created:** [March 22, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/distributed-sensu-setup/15 "2013-03-22T16:57:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sean\_Porter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Sean\_Porter](https://discourse.sensu.io/u/Sean_Porter)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/distributed-sensu-setup/15/1 "2013-03-22T16:57:41Z")

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A method I have seen a few implement is having a central Sensu server cluster, in combination with RabbitMQ federation. I’m currently not aware of documentation specific to this, but the RabbitMQ federation docs aren’t bad: [http://www.rabbitmq.com/federation.html](http://www.rabbitmq.com/federation.html)

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> On Friday, 22 March 2013 05:08:48 UTC-7, Veselin Kantsev wrote:
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> > Hello,  
> > could you please direct me to any documentation on distributed Sensu setup?
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> > I’m operating two separate physical locations and would like to have
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> > a local Sensu server in each plus a 3rd one acting as a master/control node.
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> > I’m unsure whether I need complete Sensu servers at both locations
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> > or just local message queues connecting back to the control node.
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> > Regards,
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> > Veselin

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**Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/distributed-sensu-setup/15/2 "2018-11-22T02:04:49Z")

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