Redis Frequent Crashes or Restarts

Redis crashing or restarting unexpectedly, possibly due to memory fragmentation, configuration issues, or hardware limitations.
  1. Check Logs: Immediately check Redis logs for any error messages or warnings. These logs are typically located in /var/log/redis/ on Linux systems. Use the command tail -f /var/log/redis/redis-server.log to view the most recent log entries.
  2. Memory Usage: Investigate memory usage with the command redis-cli info memory. This will show you how much memory Redis is using, and if it's close to the system's limit, it might be the cause of the crashes.
  3. Configuration File: Review the Redis configuration file for any misconfiguration. This file is usually found at /etc/redis/redis.conf. Pay special attention to the maxmemory setting, ensuring it's not set too high for your system.
  4. Persistence Checks: If you're using RDB or AOF persistence, check the status with redis-cli info persistence. Frequent saving or large data sets can cause performance issues.
  5. Monitor with redis-cli: Use the redis-cli monitor command to watch live commands being processed by the server. This can identify long-running commands that might be impacting performance.
  6. Slow Log: Investigate the Redis slow log with redis-cli --latency-history to identify slow commands. Use redis-cli slowlog get to retrieve the slow log entries.
  7. System Resources: Check system resources (CPU, Memory, Disk I/O) using tools like top, htop, iostat, or vmstat. High usage could indicate that Redis is being affected by external processes.
  8. Network Issues: Check for network issues with redis-cli --stat and by examining the output of netstat -an | grep redis_port to ensure there's no unusual network activity affecting Redis.
  9. Upgrade Redis: If you're running an older version of Redis, consider upgrading to the latest stable version. Check the current version with redis-server --version, and compare it to the latest version available on the Redis website.
  10. Data Corruption Check: If you suspect data corruption, use redis-check-aof and redis-check-rdb tools to diagnose and repair any issues with AOF and RDB files, respectively.

Each of these actions can provide immediate insights or relief to the issue at hand and should be conducted carefully to avoid further disruption.

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