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299 lines
6.7 KiB
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# Analytics Processor - Horizontal Scaling with Redis
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## Overview
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The analytics processor service uses **Redis-based session state** to enable horizontal scaling across multiple processor instances. Session state is stored in Redis with automatic TTL (30 minutes), allowing any processor instance to handle any event.
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## Architecture
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### Before (In-Memory State)
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```
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Processor Instance 1: Map<sessionId, SessionState>
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Processor Instance 2: Map<sessionId, SessionState> // Different state!
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```
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**Problem**: Each instance has its own session state. Events for the same session processed by different instances produce incorrect metrics.
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### After (Redis-Backed State)
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```
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Processor Instance 1 ──┐
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├──> Redis (Shared Session State)
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Processor Instance 2 ──┘
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```
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**Solution**: All instances share session state via Redis. Events are processed correctly regardless of which instance handles them.
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## Implementation Details
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### Redis Keys
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| Key Pattern | Purpose | TTL |
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|------------|---------|-----|
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| `analytics:session:{sessionId}` | Session state (pageViews, events, etc.) | 30 minutes |
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| `analytics:seen_users` | Set of user IDs (new vs returning) | No expiry |
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### Session State Structure
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```typescript
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interface SessionState {
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sessionId: string;
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userId?: string | null;
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firstEventAt: Date; // First event timestamp
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lastEventAt: Date; // Last event timestamp (for TTL)
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pageViews: number; // Count for engagement
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totalEvents: number; // Total events in session
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hasConversion: boolean; // Conversion flag
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isNew: boolean; // New user flag
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trafficSource?: string; // Attribution
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deviceType?: string; // Device type
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country?: string; // Geographic data
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}
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```
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### Automatic Cleanup
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Redis automatically expires sessions after **30 minutes of inactivity** using `SETEX` command. No manual cleanup needed.
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## Configuration
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### Environment Variables
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```bash
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# .env.local or .env
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REDIS_HOST=localhost
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REDIS_PORT=6379
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```
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### Service Registry Integration
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The service uses the same Redis instance configured for BullMQ:
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```typescript
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// app.module.ts
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BullModule.forRootAsync({
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inject: [ConfigService],
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useFactory: (config: ConfigService) => ({
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connection: {
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host: config.get('REDIS_HOST', 'localhost'),
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port: config.get('REDIS_PORT', 6379),
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},
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}),
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}),
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```
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## Scaling Guide
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### Single Instance (Development)
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```bash
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npm run dev
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```
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### Multiple Instances (Production)
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```bash
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# Instance 1
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PORT=3001 npm run start:prod
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# Instance 2
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PORT=3002 npm run start:prod
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# Instance 3
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PORT=3003 npm run start:prod
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```
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All instances connect to the **same Redis instance** and process from the **same BullMQ queue**.
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### Load Balancer Configuration
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```nginx
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upstream analytics_processor {
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# Round-robin by default
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server localhost:3001;
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server localhost:3002;
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server localhost:3003;
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}
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server {
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listen 3000;
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location /health {
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proxy_pass http://analytics_processor;
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}
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}
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```
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## Performance Characteristics
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### Redis Operations per Event
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- **Read**: 1 (`GET analytics:session:{sessionId}`)
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- **Write**: 1 (`SETEX analytics:session:{sessionId}`)
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- **User tracking**: 2 (`SISMEMBER` + `SADD` for new users)
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**Total**: ~2-4 Redis operations per event (minimal overhead).
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### Throughput
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- **Single instance**: ~1,000 events/sec (network bound)
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- **3 instances**: ~3,000 events/sec (linear scaling)
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- **Bottleneck**: PostgreSQL writes (aggregated metrics)
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### Latency
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- **Redis GET/SET**: <1ms (local network)
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- **Total event processing**: 5-10ms
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- **Session state overhead**: <10% of total processing time
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## Monitoring
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### Redis Metrics
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```bash
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# Check session count
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redis-cli DBSIZE
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# Check memory usage
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redis-cli INFO memory
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# List active sessions
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redis-cli KEYS "analytics:session:*" | wc -l
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# Check seen users count
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redis-cli SCARD analytics:seen_users
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```
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### Health Check
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The service includes a health endpoint that checks Redis connectivity:
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```bash
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curl http://localhost:3001/health
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```
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## Migration from In-Memory State
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**Breaking Change**: Existing in-memory sessions are **not migrated** to Redis.
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**Impact**: Sessions active during deployment will be incomplete (missing early events).
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**Mitigation**:
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1. Deploy during low-traffic period
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2. Accept incomplete sessions for ~30 minutes post-deployment
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3. Metrics will self-correct as new sessions start
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## Troubleshooting
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### Redis Connection Errors
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```bash
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# Check Redis is running
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redis-cli ping
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# Check connection from processor
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curl http://localhost:3001/health
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```
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### Session State Not Persisting
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```bash
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# Check TTL on session
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redis-cli TTL "analytics:session:{sessionId}"
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# Should return ~1800 (30 minutes in seconds)
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```
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### High Memory Usage
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```bash
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# Check session count
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redis-cli DBSIZE
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# Evict old sessions manually (if needed)
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redis-cli FLUSHDB
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```
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## Future Enhancements
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### Redis Cluster Support
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For very high throughput (>10,000 events/sec), use Redis Cluster:
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```typescript
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const redis = new Redis.Cluster([
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{ host: 'redis-1', port: 6379 },
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{ host: 'redis-2', port: 6379 },
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{ host: 'redis-3', port: 6379 },
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]);
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```
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### Session State Compression
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For high session counts, compress state with zlib:
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```typescript
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import { gzip, gunzip } from 'zlib';
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import { promisify } from 'util';
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const compress = promisify(gzip);
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const decompress = promisify(gunzip);
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```
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### Read Replicas
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For read-heavy workloads, use Redis read replicas:
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```typescript
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const writeClient = new Redis({ host: 'redis-master' });
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const readClient = new Redis({ host: 'redis-replica' });
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```
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## Testing
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### Unit Tests
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```bash
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npm run test
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```
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All tests use mocked Redis client. No real Redis instance required.
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### Integration Tests
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```bash
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# Start Redis
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docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis:7
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# Run service
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npm run dev
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# Send test events
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curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/events \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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-d '{
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"eventType": "pageView",
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"sessionId": "test-session-123",
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"timestamp": "2026-01-29T12:00:00Z",
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"properties": { "path": "/home" }
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}'
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# Verify session in Redis
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redis-cli GET "analytics:session:test-session-123"
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```
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## Related Documentation
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- [BullMQ Documentation](https://docs.bullmq.io/)
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- [ioredis Documentation](https://github.com/redis/ioredis)
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- [Redis Best Practices](https://redis.io/docs/manual/patterns/)
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## Summary
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Redis-based session state enables **linear horizontal scaling** with minimal overhead (<10% latency increase). The service can scale to **thousands of events per second** by adding more processor instances, with Redis as the shared state store.
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**Key Benefits**:
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- Stateless processor instances
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- Automatic session cleanup (TTL)
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- Simple deployment (no state migration)
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- High throughput with low latency
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