Ubuntu 26.04

Valkey : Configure Replication2026/05/29

 

Configure Valkey Replication. This configuration is general Primary-Replica settings.

[1] Change Settings on Primary Host.
root@dlp:~#
vi /etc/valkey/valkey.conf
# line 88 : change to own IP address or [0.0.0.0]

bind
0.0.0.0 -::
# line 380 : change (run as daemon)

daemonize yes
# line 958 : add follows if need
# min-replicas-to-write : if number of Replica Hosts are online, Primary Host accepts write requests
# min-replicas-max-lag : decision time(sec) for online if Replica Hosts return answer within specified time

min-replicas-to-write 1
min-replicas-max-lag 10
# line 1207 : authentication password

requirepass password
root@dlp:~#
systemctl restart valkey
[2] Change Settings on Replica Host.
root@node01:~#
vi /etc/valkey/valkey.conf
# line 88 : change to own IP address or [0.0.0.0]

bind
0.0.0.0 -::
# line 380 : change (run as daemon)

daemonize yes
# line 658 : add Primary Host IP address and port

replicaof 10.0.0.30 6379
# line 676 : add authentication password set on Primary Host

primaryauth password
# line 707 : verify parameter (set Replica Hosts read-only)

replica-read-only yes
root@node01:~#
systemctl restart valkey
[3] If UFW is enabled on all Nodes, allow service.
root@dlp:~#
ufw allow redis

Rule added
Rule added (v6)
[4] Verify statistics on Replica Hosts, then it's OK if [master_link_status:up] is shown.
root@node01:~#
valkey-cli

127.0.0.1:6379> auth password 
OK

# show statics
127.0.0.1:6379> info Replication 
# Replication
role:slave
master_host:10.0.0.30
master_port:6379
master_link_status:up
master_last_io_seconds_ago:6
master_sync_in_progress:0
slave_read_repl_offset:182
slave_repl_offset:182
replicas_repl_buffer_size:0
replicas_repl_buffer_peak:0
slave_priority:100
slave_read_only:1
replica_announced:1
connected_slaves:0
replicas_waiting_psync:0
master_failover_state:no-failover
master_replid:faf8615815284803ec86f6257d49bbcd38613dc7
master_replid2:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
master_repl_offset:182
second_repl_offset:-1
repl_backlog_active:1
repl_backlog_size:10485760
repl_backlog_first_byte_offset:169
repl_backlog_histlen:14

# verify to get keys set on Primary Host
127.0.0.1:6379> get key_on_master 
"value_on_master"
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