1 # Example sentinel.conf
4 # The port that this sentinel instance will run on
7 # sentinel monitor <master-name> <ip> <redis-port> <quorum>
9 # Tells Sentinel to monitor this slave, and to consider it in O_DOWN
10 # (Objectively Down) state only if at least <quorum> sentinels agree.
12 # Note: master name should not include special characters or spaces.
13 # The valid charset is A-z 0-9 and the three characters ".-_".
14 sentinel monitor mymaster 127.0.0.1 6379 2
16 # sentinel down-after-milliseconds <master-name> <milliseconds>
18 # Number of milliseconds the master (or any attached slave or sentinel) should
19 # be unreachable (as in, not acceptable reply to PING, continuously, for the
20 # specified period) in order to consider it in S_DOWN state (Subjectively
23 # Default is 30 seconds.
24 sentinel down-after-milliseconds mymaster 30000
26 # sentinel can-failover <master-name> <yes|no>
28 # Specify if this Sentinel can start the failover for this master.
29 sentinel can-failover mymaster yes
31 # sentinel parallel-syncs <master-name> <numslaves>
33 # How many slaves we can reconfigure to point to the new slave simultaneously
34 # during the failover. Use a low number if you use the slaves to serve query
35 # to avoid that all the slaves will be unreachable at about the same
36 # time while performing the synchronization with the master.
37 sentinel parallel-syncs mymaster 1
39 # sentinel failover-timeout <master-name> <milliseconds>
41 # Specifies the failover timeout in milliseconds. When this time has elapsed
42 # without any progress in the failover process, it is considered concluded by
43 # the sentinel even if not all the attached slaves were correctly configured
44 # to replicate with the new master (however a "best effort" SLAVEOF command
45 # is sent to all the slaves before).
47 # Also when 25% of this time has elapsed without any advancement, and there
48 # is a leader switch (the sentinel did not started the failover but is now
49 # elected as leader), the sentinel will continue the failover doing a
52 # Default is 15 minutes.
53 sentinel failover-timeout mymaster 900000
55 # sentinel notification-script <master-name> <script-path>
57 # Call the specified notification script for any sentienl event that is
58 # generated in the WARNING level (for instance -sdown, -odown, and so forth).
59 # This script should notify the system administrator via email, SMS, or any
60 # other messaging system, that there is something wrong with the monitored
63 # The script is called with just two arguments: the first is the event type
64 # and the second the event description.
66 # The script must exist and be executable in order for sentinel to start if
67 # this option is provided.
71 # sentinel notification-script mymaster /var/redis/notify.sh