How to use Redis as storage for Sessions

By default application uses its database as a storage for session data (Sessions table).

It is possible to use different storage mechanism for Sessions data: Redis.

Steps

• Ensure the application's source is at least 1.4.0
• Stop the application
• Open config/app.json for editing
• Update sessionStore.useRedis section to be true
• Update sessionStore.redisConnectionConfiguration's host and port pointing to corresponding instance of Redis
• Save the configuration file
• Restart the application