Running the Project

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or higher
• pip package manager

Installation

1. Unzip the project archive:

   unzip project.zip

2. Change to the project directory:

   cd project

3. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Servers

1. Start each server on a separate terminal, specifying the port and neighbor addresses:

   python server/server.py --port 50051 --neighbors localhost:50052 localhost:50053
   python server/server.py --port 50052 --neighbors localhost:50051 localhost:50053 
   python server/server.py --port 50053 --neighbors localhost:50051 localhost:50052

   Adjust the port numbers and neighbor addresses as needed for your setup.

2. The servers will start and begin sharing metrics with each other.

Running the Client

1. In a new terminal, run the client script:

   python client/client.py

   The client will send a series of requests to the server cluster, and the adaptive sharing algorithm will distribute the requests among the servers.

2. Monitor the server terminals to see the request handling and forwarding behavior.