Distributed data storage techniques for edge devices

An edge device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories configured with computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the edge device to:
• implement, at least in part, a distributed computing cluster including a plurality of edge devices comprising the edge device, the distributed computing cluster comprising one edge device configured to operate as a head node of the distributed computing cluster, the plurality of edge devices being individually configured to selectively execute within an isolated computing environment, the edge device having no access to a public network while executing within the isolated computing environment;
• receive, from a user device and directed to the edge device, a request for virtual resources of the distributed computing cluster;
• determine that the edge device is operating as a computing node different from the head node of the distributed computing cluster;
• determine that a second edge device of the distributed computing cluster has been elected as the head node of the distributed computing cluster;
• and
• forward, to the second edge device, the request, wherein forwarding the request to the second edge device causes the request to be processed by the distributed computing cluster.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed with one or more processors of an edge device, cause the edge device to:

• implement, at least in part, a distributed computing cluster including a plurality of edge devices comprising the edge device, the distributed computing cluster comprising one edge device configured to operate as a head node of the distributed computing cluster, the plurality of edge devices being individually configured to selectively execute within an isolated computing environment, the edge device having no access to a public network while executing within the isolated computing environment;
• receive, from a user device and directed to the edge device, a request for virtual resources of the distributed computing cluster;
• determine that the edge device is operating as a computing node different from the head node of the distributed computing cluster;
• determine that a second edge device of the distributed computing cluster has been elected as the head node of the distributed computing cluster;
• and
• forward, to the second edge device, the request, wherein forwarding the request to the second edge device causes the request to be processed by the distributed computing cluster.