Redis Patterns
Redis patterns covering caching strategies, data structures, pub/sub, rate limiting, sessions, and production best practices.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Read time
- 1 min read
- Version
- v1.0.0
- Confidence
- established
- Last updated
Quick Reference
Redis: Cache-aside for reads, write-through for consistency. Use hashes for objects. TTL on all keys. Connection pooling required. Pub/Sub for cache invalidation (fire-and-forget). Streams for persistent messaging. Sorted sets for leaderboards. Pipeline commands for throughput. Cluster mode for scaling.
Use When
- Caching requirements
- Session storage
- Real-time features
- Rate limiting
- Leaderboards/rankings
Skip When
- Primary database needs
- Complex queries required
- Strong consistency required
Redis Patterns
Redis patterns covering caching strategies, data structures, pub/sub, rate limiting, sessions, and production best practices.