Configure the app with the following dependencies: <dependency> <groupId> org.apache.camel.quarkus </groupId> <artifactId> camel-quarkus-master </artifactId> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId> org.apache.camel.quarkus </groupId> <artifactId> camel-quarkus-file-cluster-service </artifactId> </dependency> Configure the cluster.file.root in the application.properties: quarkus.camel.cluster.file.root = /tmp/cluster.lock Add a basic route: @Override public void configure() throws Exception { from( "master:ns:timer:test?period=5s" ) .log( "Timer invoked on a single JVM at a time" ); } Build the application and run two instances of it. java -jar target/quarkus-app/quarkus-run.jar java -jar -Dquarkus.http.port=8082 target/quarkus-app/quarkus-run.jar After one of the apps takes the leadership, delete the /tmp/cluster.lock/ns file and observe that the backup application becomes live