# Master/Backup Tag Provider Architecture - Single Point of Failure **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [November 5, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/master-backup-tag-provider-architecture-single-point-of-failure/98224 "2024-11-05T16:56:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/master-backup-tag-provider-architecture-single-point-of-failure/98224/4 "2024-11-05T18:34:25Z")
Well you can run multiple projects on a single gateway and have vision and perspective, but I digress. > [@Ignition Hub and Spoke Layout - Discussion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-hub-and-spoke-layout-discussion/74219/25): > > We have one project that runs on a main Ignition server (full Ignition). There are 5 computers that function as clients and also have Ignition Edge for fallback. Each edge gateway is configured with only the device connections for that "local area." Each edge gateway runs the same project as the main Ignition server as the fallback. The project is set up to show/hide/disable navigation on specific screens based on the area that is determined by which devices are connected to the gateway. (all … If your master goes down, do you not have the backup there for it? So, are you working on a solution for if the master and backup are down? --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/master-backup-tag-provider-architecture-single-point-of-failure/98224)._