@spec build_server_ids([node()], atom()) :: [RaftEx.Types.server_id()]

Build deterministic server IDs from a list of nodes.

Nodes are sorted so every node in the cluster produces the same mapping regardless of the order in which they were supplied.

@spec cluster_nodes() :: [node()]

Return all visible cluster nodes (including self).

@spec connect_to_seeds([node()], atom()) :: [node()]

Connect to a list of seed nodes.

Start distributed Erlang for the current node.