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[id="microshift-etcd"]
= The etcd service
include::_attributes/attributes-microshift.adoc[]
:context: microshift-etcd

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The {product-title} RPM includes the etcd service. The etcd service runs as a separate process. {microshift-short} automatically manages the etcd lifecycle.

include::modules/microshift-observe-debug-etcd-server.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/microshift-etcd-version.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

[id="microshift-troubleshooting-etcd_{context}"]
== Troubleshooting etcd

To troubleshoot etcd and improve performance, configure the memory allowance for the service.

include::modules/microshift-config-etcd.adoc[leveloffset=+1]