Preventing Redis Out-Of-Memory Exceptions
When Redis reaches its allocated maxmemory threshold, setting maxmemory-policy allkeys-lru automatically prunes the least recently used keys, guaranteeing uninterrupted caching operations.
Database Tuning
7 min read
Aug 25, 2026
Redis Eviction Policies: volatile-lru vs allkeys-lru Memory Management
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Published by ZodHost Engineering Team
Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Understand Redis maxmemory limits and eviction policies to ensure your cache evicts stale keys without losing persistent data.
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