Redis Eviction Policy: Choosing maxmemory Settings Safely
Pick a redis eviction policy per dataset, size maxmemory with real headroom, avoid redis OOM kills, and test eviction under memory pressure before production.
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Redis Pub/Sub vs Streams for Service-to-Service Messaging
Compare Redis Pub/Sub and Streams: delivery semantics, consumer groups, durability limits, crash recovery, and when each fits service-to-service messaging.
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Distributed Lock Redis vs Postgres: Redlock, Advisory Locks, Fencing
Compare Redis Redlock and PostgreSQL advisory locks, learn why lease-based locks fail, and when fencing tokens are required for correctness.
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Monolith Caching Strategies: In-Process vs Shared Cache
Compare in-process and shared caches in a monolith, covering hit rates under scaling, invalidation, cache stampede fixes, two-tier design and what to measure.
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Docker Compose Local Development: Healthchecks, Volumes, Overrides
Build a Docker Compose local development stack that starts in order with healthchecks, persists data with volumes, and reloads code via override files.
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