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Live, zero-config Redis traffic profiler built on eBPF. Reads plaintext and TLS, no app changes.

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Top' for Redis Using eBPF

by ok_major_9889·Jun 25, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidBig BrainNiche Gem

eBPF hooks decrypt TLS Redis traffic without proxy or MONITOR command overhead.

Strengths
  • •uprobe on SSL_write reads encrypted traffic as plaintext before encryption
  • •kprobe on tcp_sendmsg means zero changes to existing Redis clients
  • •Key pattern collapsing groups user:1839 and user:204 as user:* automatically
Weaknesses
  • •Linux-only, no macOS or Windows support for eBPF tooling
  • •Redis traffic inspection already served by Redis Insight, Datadog, and proxy tools
Target Audience

Backend developers and SREs debugging Redis performance

Similar To

SQL-tap · Redis Insight · Datadog APM

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