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bitnami/redis-sentinel

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Bitnami container image for Redis Sentinel

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Bitnami package for Redis® Sentinel

What is Redis® Sentinel?

Redis® Sentinel provides high availability for Redis. Redis Sentinel also provides other collateral tasks such as monitoring, notifications and acts as a configuration provider for clients.

Overview of Redis® Sentinel Disclaimer: Redis is a registered trademark of Redis Ltd. Any rights therein are reserved to Redis Ltd. Any use by Bitnami is for referential purposes only and does not indicate any sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation between Redis Ltd.

TL;DR

docker run --name redis-sentinel -e REDIS_MASTER_HOST=redis bitnami/redis-sentinel:latest

Warning: This quick setup is only intended for development environments. You are encouraged to change the insecure default credentials and check out the available configuration options in the Environment Variables section for a more secure deployment.

Why use Bitnami Images?

  • Bitnami closely tracks upstream source changes and promptly publishes new versions of this image using our automated systems.
  • With Bitnami images the latest bug fixes and features are available as soon as possible.
  • Bitnami containers, virtual machines and cloud images use the same components and configuration approach - making it easy to switch between formats based on your project needs.
  • All our images are based on minideb -a minimalist Debian based container image that gives you a small base container image and the familiarity of a leading Linux distribution- or scratch -an explicitly empty image-.
  • All Bitnami images available in Docker Hub are signed with Notation. Check this post to know how to verify the integrity of the images.
  • Bitnami container images are released on a regular basis with the latest distribution packages available.

Looking to use Redis® Sentinel in production? Try VMware Tanzu Application Catalog, the commercial edition of the Bitnami catalog.

Why use a non-root container?

Non-root container images add an extra layer of security and are generally recommended for production environments. However, because they run as a non-root user, privileged tasks are typically off-limits. Learn more about non-root containers in our docs.

Only latest stable branch maintained in the free Bitnami catalog

Starting December 10th 2024, only the latest stable branch of any container will receive updates in the free Bitnami catalog. To access up-to-date releases for all upstream-supported branches, consider upgrading to Bitnami Premium. Previous versions already released will not be deleted. They are still available to pull from DockerHub.

Please check the Bitnami Premium page in our partner Arrow Electronics for more information.

Supported tags and respective Dockerfile links

Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags in our documentation page.

You can see the equivalence between the different tags by taking a look at the tags-info.yaml file present in the branch folder, i.e bitnami/ASSET/BRANCH/DISTRO/tags-info.yaml.

Subscribe to project updates by watching the bitnami/containers GitHub repo.

Get this image

The recommended way to get the Bitnami Redis(R) Sentinel Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the Docker Hub Registry.

docker pull bitnami/redis-sentinel:latest

To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the list of available versions in the Docker Hub Registry.

docker pull bitnami/redis-sentinel:[TAG]

If you wish, you can also build the image yourself by cloning the repository, changing to the directory containing the Dockerfile and executing the docker build command. Remember to replace the APP, VERSION and OPERATING-SYSTEM path placeholders in the example command below with the correct values.

git clone https://github.com/bitnami/containers.git
cd bitnami/APP/VERSION/OPERATING-SYSTEM
docker build -t bitnami/APP:latest .

Connecting to other containers

Using Docker container networking, a Redis(R) server running inside a container can easily be accessed by your application containers.

Containers attached to the same network can communicate with each other using the container name as the hostname.

Using the Command Line

In this example, we will create a Redis(R) Sentinel instance that will monitor a Redis(R) instance that is running on the same docker network.

Step 1: Create a network

docker network create app-tier --driver bridge

Step 2: Launch the Redis(R) instance

Use the --network app-tier argument to the docker run command to attach the Redis(R) container to the app-tier network.

docker run -d --name redis-server \
    -e ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
    --network app-tier \
    bitnami/redis:latest

Step 3: Launch your Redis(R) Sentinel instance

Finally we create a new container instance to launch the Redis(R) client and connect to the server created in the previous step:

docker run -it --rm \
    -e REDIS_MASTER_HOST=redis-server \
    --network app-tier \
    bitnami/redis-sentinel:latest

Configuration

Environment variables

Customizable environment variables

NameDescriptionDefault Value
REDIS_SENTINEL_DATA_DIRRedis data directory${REDIS_SENTINEL_VOLUME_DIR}/data
REDIS_SENTINEL_DISABLE_COMMANDSCommands to disable in Redisnil
REDIS_SENTINEL_DATABASEDefault Redis databaseredis
REDIS_SENTINEL_AOF_ENABLEDEnable AOFyes
REDIS_SENTINEL_HOSTRedis Sentinel hostnil
REDIS_SENTINEL_MASTER_NAMERedis Sentinel master namenil
REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT_NUMBERRedis Sentinel host port$REDIS_SENTINEL_DEFAULT_PORT_NUMBER
REDIS_SENTINEL_QUORUMMinimum number of sentinel nodes in order to reach a failover decision2
REDIS_SENTINEL_DOWN_AFTER_MILLISECONDSTime (in milliseconds) to consider a node to be down60000
REDIS_SENTINEL_FAILOVER_TIMEOUTSpecifies the failover timeout (in milliseconds)180000
REDIS_SENTINEL_MASTER_REBOOT_DOWN_AFTER_PERIODSpecifies the timeout (in milliseconds) for rebooting a master0
REDIS_SENTINEL_RESOLVE_HOSTNAMESEnables hostnames supportyes
REDIS_SENTINEL_ANNOUNCE_HOSTNAMESAnnounce hostnamesno
ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORDAllow password-less accessno
REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORDPassword for Redisnil
REDIS_MASTER_USERRedis master node usernamenil
REDIS_MASTER_PASSWORDRedis master node passwordnil
REDIS_SENTINEL_ANNOUNCE_IPIP address used to gossip its presencenil
REDIS_SENTINEL_ANNOUNCE_PORTPort used to gossip its presencenil
REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_ENABLEDEnable TLS for Redis authenticationno
REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_PORT_NUMBERRedis TLS port (requires REDIS_SENTINEL_ENABLE_TLS=yes)26379
REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_CERT_FILERedis TLS certificate filenil
REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_KEY_FILERedis TLS key filenil
REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_CA_FILERedis TLS CA filenil
REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_DH_PARAMS_FILERedis TLS DH parameter filenil
REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_AUTH_CLIENTSEnable Redis TLS client authenticationyes
REDIS_MASTER_HOSTRedis master host (used by slaves)redis
REDIS_MASTER_PORT_NUMBERRedis master host port (used by slaves)6379
REDIS_MASTER_SETRedis sentinel master setmymaster

Read-only environment variables

NameDescriptionValue
REDIS_SENTINEL_VOLUME_DIRPersistence base directory/bitnami/redis-sentinel
REDIS_SENTINEL_BASE_DIRRedis installation directory${BITNAMI_ROOT_DIR}/redis-sentinel
REDIS_SENTINEL_CONF_DIRRedis configuration directory${REDIS_SENTINEL_BASE_DIR}/etc
REDIS_SENTINEL_DEFAULT_CONF_DIRRedis default configuration directory${REDIS_SENTINEL_BASE_DIR}/etc.default
REDIS_SENTINEL_MOUNTED_CONF_DIRRedis mounted configuration directory${REDIS_SENTINEL_BASE_DIR}/mounted-etc
REDIS_SENTINEL_CONF_FILERedis configuration file${REDIS_SENTINEL_CONF_DIR}/sentinel.conf
REDIS_SENTINEL_LOG_DIRRedis logs directory${REDIS_SENTINEL_BASE_DIR}/logs
REDIS_SENTINEL_TMP_DIRRedis temporary directory${REDIS_SENTINEL_BASE_DIR}/tmp
REDIS_SENTINEL_PID_FILERedis PID file${REDIS_SENTINEL_TMP_DIR}/redis-sentinel.pid
REDIS_SENTINEL_BIN_DIRRedis executables directory${REDIS_SENTINEL_BASE_DIR}/bin
REDIS_SENTINEL_DAEMON_USERRedis system userredis
REDIS_SENTINEL_DAEMON_GROUPRedis system groupredis
REDIS_SENTINEL_DEFAULT_PORT_NUMBERRedis Sentinel host port26379
Securing Redis(R) Sentinel traffic

Starting with version 6, Redis(R) adds the support for SSL/TLS connections. Should you desire to enable this optional feature, you may use the aforementioned REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_* environment variables to configure the application.

When enabling TLS, conventional standard traffic is disabled by default. However this new feature is not mutually exclusive, which means it is possible to listen to both TLS and non-TLS connection simultaneously. To enable non-TLS traffic, set REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT_NUMBER to another port different than 0.

  1. Using docker run

    $ docker run --name redis-sentinel \
        -v /path/to/certs:/opt/bitnami/redis/certs \
        -v /path/to/redis-sentinel/persistence:/bitnami \
        -e REDIS_MASTER_HOST=redis \
        -e REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_ENABLED=yes \
        -e REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_CERT_FILE=/opt/bitnami/redis/certs/redis.crt \
        -e REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_KEY_FILE=/opt/bitnami/redis/certs/redis.key \
        -e REDIS_SENTINEL_TLS_CA_FILE=/opt/bitnami/redis/certs/redisCA.crt \
        bitnami/redis-cluster:latest
        bitnami/redis-sentinel:latest
    

Alternatively, you may also provide with this configuration in your custom configuration file.

Configuration file

The image looks for configurations in /bitnami/redis-sentinel/conf/. You can mount a volume at /bitnami and copy/edit the configurations in the /path/to/redis-persistence/redis-sentinel/conf/. The default configurations will be populated to the conf/ directory if it's empty.

Step 1: Run the Redis(R) Sentinel image

Run the Redis(R) Sentinel image, mounting a directory from your host.

docker run --name redis-sentinel \
    -e REDIS_MASTER_HOST=redis \
    -v /path/to/redis-sentinel/persistence:/bitnami \
    bitnami/redis-sentinel:latest

Step 2: Edit the configuration

Edit the configuration on your host using your favorite editor.

vi /path/to/redis-persistence/redis-sentinel/conf/redis.conf

Step 3: Restart Redis(R)

After changing the configuration, restart your Redis(R) container for changes to take effect.

docker restart redis

Refer to the Redis(R) configuration manual for the complete list of configuration options.

Logging

The Bitnami Redis(R) Sentinel Docker Image sends the container logs to the stdout. To view the logs:

docker logs redis

You can configure the containers logging driver using the --log-driver option if you wish to consume the container logs differently. In the default configuration docker uses the json-file driver.

Maintenance

Upgrade this image

Bitnami provides up-to-date versions of Redis(R) Sentinel, including security patches, soon after they are made upstream. We recommend that you follow these steps to upgrade your container.

Step 1: Get the updated image

docker pull bitnami/redis-sentinel:latest

Step 2: Stop and backup the currently running container

Stop the currently running container using the command

docker stop redis

Next, take a snapshot of the persistent volume /path/to/redis-persistence using:

rsync -a /path/to/redis-persistence /path/to/redis-persistence.bkp.$(date +%Y%m%d-%H.%M.%S)

Step 3: Remove the currently running container

docker rm -v redis

Step 4: Run the new image

Re-create your container from the new image.

docker run --name redis bitnami/redis-sentinel:latest

Notable Changes

Starting January 16, 2024
  • The docker-compose.yaml file has been removed, as it was solely intended for internal testing purposes.
4.0.14-debian-9-r201, 4.0.14-ol-7-r222, 5.0.5-debian-9-r169, 5.0.5-ol-7-r175
  • Decrease the size of the container. The configuration logic is now based on Bash scripts in the rootfs/ folder.
4.0.10-r25
  • The Redis(R) sentinel container has been migrated to a non-root container approach. Previously the container run as root user and the redis daemon was started as redis user. From now own, both the container and the redis daemon run as user 1001. As a consequence, the configuration files are writable by the user running the redis process. You can revert this behavior by changing USER 1001 to USER root in the Dockerfile.

Contributing

We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an issue or submitting a pull request with your contribution.

Issues

If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an issue. For us to provide better support, be sure to fill the issue template.

License

Copyright © 2025 Broadcom. The term "Broadcom" refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

Docker Pull Command

docker pull bitnami/redis-sentinel
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