Successfully migrated the #Diaspora pod’s #Redis from 7.4 (which isn’t open source anymore) to #valkey (which is). Redis pulled a sneaky and made the 7.4 file format proprietary in an effort to lock everyone in. I compiled a tool that allows you to generate RESP commands from a 7.4 database, and uploaded that to Valkey. Not super-easy, but I got the job done.
Now I should migrate my other Redis databases before I forget how to do this.
Everyone needs a way to monitor server behavior, if only to confirm that the system is running to spec. Several Application Performance Monitoring tools work with #Redis, but perhaps you haven’t heard of Uptrace. Talon is here to tell you about it. #APM
https://redis.com/blog/redis-observability-with-uptrace/
*3 Hackathon Winners Show What Generative AI Can Accomplish *
#Redis has co-sponsored several #AI hackathons. These three winners – from Memoiz, RedAGPT, and SmartHealth – may inspire you to add AI features to your own applications.
https://redis.com/blog/lablab-ai-hackathon-review/
*How to Install and Use Redis on Windows 11 *
Learn how to control a WSL installation of the #Redis database from the #Windows command line.
https://redis.com/blog/install-redis-windows-11/
If you want to speed up #Mastodon, you need to confront the platform’s #Sidekiq queues bottleneck. Sound intimidating? We’ve got you covered. Read a step by step guide on how to optimize Sidekiq queues with #Redis. https://bit.ly/3MloWiR
#Redis vs. #MongoDB : What you need to know • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/160448 #database #db #TuxMachines
#ElasticSearch, one of the database engines targeted by the #MeowDbAttack, has long had ZARRO authentication and security features in its free version.
(Security was added in only release 6.8, in May 2019, the database itself was released in 2010 https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.8/release-notes-6.8.0.html)
Instructions on securing the databse which remains unsecured by default are dated Februarry 2020:
https://www.elastic.co/blog/how-to-prevent-elasticsearch-server-breach-securing-elasticsearch
ElasticSearch is "trusted, used, and loved by" #Bayer, #Adobe, #Lenovo, #WalMart, and #Kroeger (https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch/) and is the featured search utility on #AmazonAWS (https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service/)
The (strongly justified IMO) attack has removed nearly 4,000 unsecured databases since July 22:
One of the first publicly known examples of a Meow attack is an Elasticsearch database belonging to a VPN provider that claimed not to keep any logs.
I'd really like to hear from #ElasticNV or founder/CEO #ShayBanon. For now, crickets:
https://twitter.com/kimchy
https://twitter.com/elastic
HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23957510
SO: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63067062/elastic-search-indexes-gets-deleted-frequently
Vendor, service, client, and deployment bullshit like this is a major cause of my frustrations (and worse) with the IT industry.
Other targets include #MongoDB #Cassandra #CouchDB #Redis #Hadoop #Jenkins, and unsecured network-attached storage devices (NAS).
Hats off to Meow's authors.
#sysadmin #dbadmin #netadmin #devops #infosec #schadenfreude
