redis-cli tests commented out since there is a problem with the CI server and this...

[redis.git] / redis.conf

diff --git a/redis.conf b/redis.conf
index c946a80e86d0fa21e75324b6dc2aa5519b35d990..b087417a8ca81fc16714bba1cf0e7f4e0fdb372e 100644 (file)
--- a/redis.conf
+++ b/redis.conf
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ dir ./
 #
 # This should stay commented out for backward compatibility and because most
 # people do not need auth (e.g. they run their own servers).
 #
 # This should stay commented out for backward compatibility and because most
 # people do not need auth (e.g. they run their own servers).

+# 
+# Warning: since Redis is pretty fast an outside user can try up to
+# 150k passwords per second against a good box. This means that you should
+# use a very strong password otherwise it will be very easy to break.

 #
 # requirepass foobared
 
 #
 # requirepass foobared
 


@@ -159,13 +163,14 @@ dir ./
 # Still if append only mode is enabled Redis will load the data from the
 # log file at startup ignoring the dump.rdb file.
 #
 # Still if append only mode is enabled Redis will load the data from the
 # log file at startup ignoring the dump.rdb file.
 #

-# The name of the append only file is "appendonly.aof"
-#

 # IMPORTANT: Check the BGREWRITEAOF to check how to rewrite the append
 # log file in background when it gets too big.
 
 appendonly no
 
 # IMPORTANT: Check the BGREWRITEAOF to check how to rewrite the append
 # log file in background when it gets too big.
 
 appendonly no
 

+# The name of the append only file (default: "appendonly.aof")
+# appendfilename appendonly.aof
+

 # The fsync() call tells the Operating System to actually write data on disk
 # instead to wait for more data in the output buffer. Some OS will really flush 
 # data on disk, some other OS will just try to do it ASAP.
 # The fsync() call tells the Operating System to actually write data on disk
 # instead to wait for more data in the output buffer. Some OS will really flush 
 # data on disk, some other OS will just try to do it ASAP.


@@ -190,6 +195,26 @@ appendonly no
 appendfsync everysec
 # appendfsync no
 
 appendfsync everysec
 # appendfsync no
 

+# When the AOF fsync policy is set to always or everysec, and a background
+# saving process (a background save or AOF log background rewriting) is
+# performing a lot of I/O against the disk, in some Linux configurations
+# Redis may block too long on the fsync() call. Note that there is no fix for
+# this currently, as even performing fsync in a different thread will block
+# our synchronous write(2) call.
+#
+# In order to mitigate this problem it's possible to use the following option
+# that will prevent fsync() from being called in the main process while a
+# BGSAVE or BGREWRITEAOF is in progress.
+#
+# This means that while another child is saving the durability of Redis is
+# the same as "appendfsync none", that in pratical terms means that it is
+# possible to lost up to 30 seconds of log in the worst scenario (with the
+# default Linux settings).
+# 
+# If you have latency problems turn this to "yes". Otherwise leave it as
+# "no" that is the safest pick from the point of view of durability.
+no-appendfsync-on-rewrite no
+

 ################################ VIRTUAL MEMORY ###############################
 
 # Virtual Memory allows Redis to work with datasets bigger than the actual
 ################################ VIRTUAL MEMORY ###############################
 
 # Virtual Memory allows Redis to work with datasets bigger than the actual