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diff --git a/doc/development/redis.md b/doc/development/redis.md index e631a6ec80c..fa07cebdc61 100644 --- a/doc/development/redis.md +++ b/doc/development/redis.md @@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w # Redis guidelines +## Redis instances + GitLab uses [Redis](https://redis.io) for the following distinct purposes: - Caching (mostly via `Rails.cache`). - As a job processing queue with [Sidekiq](sidekiq_style_guide.md). - To manage the shared application state. +- To store CI trace chunks. - As a Pub/Sub queue backend for ActionCable. +- Rate limiting state storage. +- Sessions. In most environments (including the GDK), all of these point to the same Redis instance. @@ -29,6 +34,8 @@ more often than it is read. If [Geo](geo.md) is enabled, each Geo node gets its own, independent Redis database. +We have [development documentation on adding a new Redis instance](redis/new_redis_instance.md). + ## Key naming Redis is a flat namespace with no hierarchy, which means we must pay attention |