Is using Redis through HTTPS-connections-only acceptable, and if not, what are some alternatives to Redis that are better for over the Internet connections?

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The title. I’m basically wanting to build a website that utilizes HTML5 and Web Sockets to produce live CRUD functionality with databases.

I have read that Redis is not good for over-the-Internet communication due to a lack of encryption, and only simple authentication. However, since my site requires SSL, I am not sure if that matters.

If it does, I am looking for a good alternative to Redis that is better for this purpose. I need an alternative that offers similar advanced functionality (lots of data types supported, replication & clusters, caching, etc) if possible.

I’d prefer it be these as well:

  • Self-hostable
  • Free and Open Source

I essentially need something to broadcast and receive events. I had thought Redis would be my solution, but security is important to me and my users.

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You can wrap anything using stunnel.

You can also use MySQL or you can write your own small datastore using grpc for example

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