Prerequisites for enabling federated repository replication between Artifactory servers

1. Artifactory Versions Must be Identical between federated members. 
2. JFrog Platform Deployments (JPDs) Clocks Must be Synchronized
3. Before creating federated repositories on Artifactory, it is mandatory to configure custom base url for Artifactory.  In order to configure Custom Base URL Open Artifactory UI > Administration > General > General Settings > Configure Custom Base URL
4. A circle of trust must be set between the Artifactory instances. There are two ways to establish a circle of trust. 

• By Setting up bindings between relevant JPDs (In order to use this option, we need to have Mission control enabled as a service for Artifactory.
• By Enabling Circle of Trust. (This option is applicable only for On-prem)