feat: ⚡ cache server

.config/example.yml

@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ redis:
   #db: 1
   #user: default
 
+#   ┌─────────────────────────────┐
+#───┘ Cache server configuration └─────────────────────────────────────
+
+# A Redis-compatible server (DragonflyDB, Keydb, Redis) for caching
+# If left blank, it will use the Redis server from above
+
+#cacheServer:
+  #host: localhost
+  #port: 6379
+  #family: 0  # 0=Both, 4=IPv4, 6=IPv6
+  #pass: example-pass
+  #prefix: example-prefix
+  #db: 1
+
 # Please configure either MeiliSearch *or* Sonic.
 # If both MeiliSearch and Sonic configurations are present, MeiliSearch will take precedence.
 

README.md

@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ If you have access to a server that supports one of the sources below, I recomme
   - 🦔 [Sonic](https://crates.io/crates/sonic-server)
   - [MeiliSearch](https://www.meilisearch.com/)
   - [ElasticSearch](https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch/)
-
+- Caching server
+  - 🐲 At least [Dragonfly](https://www.dragonflydb.io/) v1.4.0 (recommended)
+  - 👻 [KeyDB](https://keydb.dev/) (untested)
+  - 🍱 Another [Redis](https://redis.io/) server, at least v6
 ### 🏗️ Build dependencies
 
 - 🦀 At least [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) v1.68.0
@@ -161,6 +164,10 @@ psql postgres -c "create database calckey with encoding = 'UTF8';"
 
 In Calckey's directory, fill out the `db` section of `.config/default.yml` with the correct information, where the `db` key is `calckey`.
 
+## 💰 Caching server
+
+If you experience a lot of traffic, it's a good idea to set up another Redis-compatible caching server. If you don't set one one up, it'll falll back to the mandatory Redis server.
+
 ## 🔎 Set up search
 
 ### 🦔 Sonic

packages/backend/src/config/types.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ export type Source = {
 		user?: string;
 		tls?: { [y: string]: string };
 	};
+	cacheServer: {
+		host: string;
+		port: number;
+		family?: number;
+		pass?: string;
+		db?: number;
+		prefix?: string;
+		user?: string;
+		tls?: { [z: string]: string };
+	};
 	elasticsearch: {
 		host: string;
 		port: number;

packages/backend/src/db/redis.ts

@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ import Redis from "ioredis";
 import config from "@/config/index.js";
 
 export function createConnection() {
+	let source = config.redis;
+	if (config.cacheServer) {
+		source = config.cacheServer;
+	}
 	return new Redis({
-		port: config.redis.port,
-		host: config.redis.host,
-		family: config.redis.family ?? 0,
-		password: config.redis.pass,
-		username: config.redis.user ?? "default",
-		keyPrefix: `${config.redis.prefix}:`,
-		db: config.redis.db || 0,
-		tls: config.redis.tls,
+		port: source.port,
+		host: source.host,
+		family: source.family ?? 0,
+		password: source.pass,
+		username: source.user ?? "default",
+		keyPrefix: `${source.prefix}:`,
+		db: source.db || 0,
+		tls: source.tls,
 	});
 }