Routing Sharded Queries Through Vitess vtgate Without Rewriting Your App
How Vitess vtgate routes queries to the correct MySQL shard, how to use hints when the sharding key is missing, and how to verify routing with /debug/route.
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How Vitess vtgate routes queries to the correct MySQL shard, how to use hints when the sharding key is missing, and how to verify routing with /debug/route.
Learn how VTGate uses a cached keyspace topology to route SQL to the correct Vitess tablet, with a concrete configuration example, limits, common pitfalls and verification steps.