nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Allow for (optional) Redis Key Prefix

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Description

Support Namespacing in Redis
I've been looking into data separation in Redis. Nextcloud supports Redis ACL by allowing a username and password to be set. However, the way Nextcloud uses Redis makes it difficult to implement namespacing in Redis, i.e. to specify in the Redis access control list which user is allowed to access which keys. The Nextcloud keys apparently have the format <user-uuid>/locked/<file-uuid>.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Not that I see.

Describe the solution you'd like
The solution would be for Nextcloud to use (optionally definable) prefixes for its Redis keys, e.g. nextcloud:<uuid>/locked/<uuid>.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Do not support multi-client capability in Redis (which corresponds to the setup in most cases).

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating how Nextcloud constructs and configures Redis keys, then determine where an optional prefix belongs and verify that the prefix is applied consistently without breaking existing deployments or ACL-based separation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php, redis
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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