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Redis Runbook — DjangoPlay Web

Project: DjangoPlay Web Document Type: Runbook Last Updated: 2026-03-28 Version: 1.0

1 min readApplies to v1.2.2
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  1. 1. Overview
  2. 2. Connect to Redis
  3. 3. Test Redis
  4. 4. Flush Cache
  5. 5. Restart Redis
  6. 6. Monitor Redis

1. Overview

Redis is used for:

  • Cache
  • Celery message broker
  • Background task queue
  • Session storage (optional)

2. Connect to Redis

To connect to Redis:

bash
redis-cli
`

With password:

bash
redis-cli -a <password>

3. Test Redis

To test Redis connection:

bash
redis-cli ping

Expected response:

plaintext
PONG

4. Flush Cache

To flush all cached data and queued tasks:

bash
redis-cli FLUSHALL

Use with caution — this deletes all cached data and queued tasks.

5. Restart Redis

To restart Redis service:

bash
sudo systemctl restart redis

6. Monitor Redis

To monitor Redis in real-time:

bash
redis-cli monitor