Use redis via env?

[OmgImAlexis]

Is there an env to use redis? I had assumed PROVIDER_STORE=redis would work.

[FoxxMD]

Kind of. The caching config is tiered to allow operators and subreddits to use different sources, if they want. The entire env approach is geared towards low-barrier, simple, single-subreddit/operator config. I drew the line at caching because I wanted to provide more flexibility for operator/subreddit caching source independence so didn't include much for it in env since its rigid (would require a bunch more keys to configure a single source, and double that to distinguish between operator/subreddit)

You can use process.env.CACHING=redis to set the default cache source for all caching configs that are not defined. However you cannot set host, port, etc. through env. It will try to use a default localhost:6379 connection redis.

If you need to specify those you can do so

• using an operator config to define a default cache source for everything under the caching.provider key
• in your subreddit config under the caching.provider key

[OmgImAlexis]

That makes total sense and exactly what I was expecting.