This patch migrates from `redis==5.2.1` [1] to `valkey==6.1.0` [2].
The migration to valkey is necessary because the company behind Redis has decided
to abandon the open source license. After experiencing a drop in user numbers,
they now want to run it under a dual license again. But this move demonstrates
once again how unreliable the company is and how it treats open source
developers.
To review first, read the docs::
$ make docs.live
Follow the instructions to remove redis:
- http://0.0.0.0:8000/admin/settings/settings_redis.html
Config and install a local valkey DB:
- http://0.0.0.0:8000/admin/settings/settings_valkey.html
[1] https://pypi.org/project/redis/
[2] https://pypi.org/project/valkey/
Co-authored-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
settings.yml:
* The default URL was unix:///usr/local/searxng-redis/run/redis.sock?db=0
* The default URL is now "false"
The default URL makes the log difficult to deal with:
if the admin didn't install a Redis instance, the logs record a false error.
It worked before because SearXNG initialized the Redis connection when the limiter started.
In this commit, SearXNG initializes Redis in searx/webapp.py
so various components can use Redis without taking care of the initialization step.