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Separates the default Redis buckets for the Django cache, sessions, Channels, and Celery as databases 0, 1, 3, and 2 respectively. Existing sessions are invalidated and active WebSocket connections reconnect after upgrading, while Celery queued tasks remain on database 2.

Manual browser testing confirmed that existing users sign in again after upgrading and WebSocket functionality reconnects.

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The configuration adds a dedicated sessions cache backed by Redis database 1. Django sessions use this cache. The Channels Redis default moves from database 1 to database 3. Redis passwords apply to both the default and sessions caches. Documentation records the new settings and conditional Redis URL scheme. A service test verifies separate Redis databases for the default cache, sessions, Channels, and Celery.

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This change separates Redis storage for caches, sessions, Channels, and Celery. It is mergeable with owner awareness, but password-enabled Redis deployments still lack regression coverage for session storage and should receive follow-up or explicit acceptance.

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  participant Django
  participant SessionsCache
  participant Channels
  participant Celery
  participant Redis
  Django->>SessionsCache: Store sessions in database 1
  SessionsCache->>Redis: Use REDIS_SESSIONS_URL
  Channels->>Redis: Use database 3
  Celery->>Redis: Use database 2
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Ui Changes, Regression Test, Docs ❌ Error The pull request changes user-visible behavior. It moves Django sessions from default to a new Redis cache and moves Channels from database /1 to /3; this invalidates existing logins and interru… Add before/after screenshots or a screen recording to the pull request description. Show the login state before and after the Redis migration, and show WebSocket reconnection behavior. Complete the pending browser verification.
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Django sessions now use Redis database 1 and Django Channels now uses
database 3. The Django cache remains on database 0 and the Celery broker
remains on database 2, so queued tasks are retained. Existing sessions
are invalidated and active WebSocket connections reconnect after
upgrading.
@nemesifier nemesifier changed the title [chores] Separated session redis bucket from cache bucket [change!] Separated Redis buckets for sessions and Channels Aug 26, 2026
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In `@docs/user/settings.rst`:
- Around line 514-521: Update the documented defaults for both Redis URL
settings, REDIS_SESSIONS_URL and the related Redis URL entry, to state that the
scheme is rediss:// when REDIS_USE_TLS is True and redis:// otherwise, matching
the behavior in settings.py.

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- Around line 362-365: Update the assertion in the test containing the output
comparison to parse the reported Redis URLs and assert only their database paths
in the expected order: /0, /1, /3, and /2. Remove the hardcoded Redis host,
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367-387: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Cover Redis password propagation in the settings regression test.

The test only verifies cache aliases and Redis database paths. It passes if CACHES["sessions"] does not receive REDIS_PASS.

Add a REDIS_PASS case. Assert that the sessions cache password matches the configured password. Also assert that the default cache retains that password.

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In `@tests/runtests.py` around lines 367 - 387, Update
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password settings in its Django shell output, using a REDIS_PASS configuration
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