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20 changes: 15 additions & 5 deletions docs/configuration/required-parameters.md
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Expand Up @@ -94,15 +94,25 @@ REDIS = {
}
```

!!! note
If you are upgrading from a NetBox release older than v2.7.0, please note that the Redis connection configuration
settings have changed. Manual modification to bring the `REDIS` section inline with the above specification is
necessary

!!! warning
It is highly recommended to keep the task and cache databases separate. Using the same database number on the
same Redis instance for both may result in queued background tasks being lost during cache flushing events.

### UNIX Socket Support

Redis may alternatively be configured by specifying a complete URL instead of individual components. This approach supports the use of a UNIX socket connection. For example:

```python
REDIS = {
'tasks': {
'URL': 'unix:///run/redis-netbox/redis.sock?db=0'
},
'caching': {
'URL': 'unix:///run/redis-netbox/redis.sock?db=1'
},
}
```

### Using Redis Sentinel

If you are using [Redis Sentinel](https://redis.io/topics/sentinel) for high-availability purposes, there is minimal
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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion netbox/netbox/settings.py
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Expand Up @@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ def _setting(name, default=None):
TASKS_REDIS = REDIS['tasks']
TASKS_REDIS_HOST = TASKS_REDIS.get('HOST', 'localhost')
TASKS_REDIS_PORT = TASKS_REDIS.get('PORT', 6379)
TASKS_REDIS_URL = TASKS_REDIS.get('URL')
TASKS_REDIS_SENTINELS = TASKS_REDIS.get('SENTINELS', [])
TASKS_REDIS_USING_SENTINEL = all([
isinstance(TASKS_REDIS_SENTINELS, (list, tuple)),
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CACHING_REDIS_PROTO = 'rediss' if REDIS['caching'].get('SSL', False) else 'redis'
CACHING_REDIS_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY = REDIS['caching'].get('INSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY', False)
CACHING_REDIS_CA_CERT_PATH = REDIS['caching'].get('CA_CERT_PATH', False)
CACHING_REDIS_URL = f'{CACHING_REDIS_PROTO}://{CACHING_REDIS_USERNAME_HOST}:{CACHING_REDIS_PORT}/{CACHING_REDIS_DATABASE}'
CACHING_REDIS_URL = REDIS['caching'].get('URL', f'{CACHING_REDIS_PROTO}://{CACHING_REDIS_USERNAME_HOST}:{CACHING_REDIS_PORT}/{CACHING_REDIS_DATABASE}')

# Configure Django's default cache to use Redis
CACHES = {
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'socket_connect_timeout': TASKS_REDIS_SENTINEL_TIMEOUT
},
}
elif TASKS_REDIS_URL:
RQ_PARAMS = {
'URL': TASKS_REDIS_URL,
'SSL': TASKS_REDIS_SSL,
'SSL_CERT_REQS': None if TASKS_REDIS_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY else 'required',
}
else:
RQ_PARAMS = {
'HOST': TASKS_REDIS_HOST,
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