1. A computer-implemented method for an inductor node to induct a selected inductee node into a distributed computing system, comprising: creating an induction task comprising at least: an induction ticket that defines an identity of the induction task, information that enables the inductor node and the inductee node to communicate, and configuration information; at least one other node of the distributed computing system of which the inductee node should be aware and; at least one post-induction task; storing the created induction task in a persistent memory accessible to the inductor node; sending the induction task to the selected inductee node over a computer network; responsive to the inductee node having received the induction task, receiving a membership request indicating that the selected inductee node has initiated an induction process; creating a bootstrap membership that defines roles of the inductor node and of the selected inductee node and deploying the bootstrap membership; and creating a deterministic state machine referencing the created bootstrap membership.