In production environments, it is common to use clustering solutions to provide better performance for various loads, to provide high availability or to provide both. Because MashZone NextGen is a web application, using an HTTP session based on J2EE standards, you can apply the same cluster architectures and solutions to MashZone NextGen that you use with other web applications.

A common architecture for MashZone NextGen clusters looks something like this:

See Setting Up a New Cluster or Adding New Members to an Existing Cluster for the tasks you need to complete.