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Redis Caching Without Surprises

Notes on cache-aside, expiration, hot keys, and invalidation, with practical considerations for keeping cached data useful as the underlying data changes.

Redis Caching Architecture

Software EngineeringUpdated Jul 15, 2026

A Calm Docker Compose Setup for Local Development

Organizing application services, health checks, environment variables, and local MySQL and Redis dependencies into a repeatable Docker Compose setup without unnecessary complexity.

Docker MySQL Redis