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Redis Session Storage Fails After Cursor Refactor

User sessions are no longer persisting to Redis after Cursor reorganized your session middleware code. Users are logged out on page refresh, defeating the purpose of persistent sessions.

The Redis client may be misconfigured or the session store initialization was altered during the refactoring.

Error Messages You Might See

Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:6379 RedisStore requires a redis client Session undefined Failed to serialize session
Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:6379RedisStore requires a redis clientSession undefinedFailed to serialize session

Common Causes

  1. Redis connection not established before session middleware initialization
  2. Session store options (ttl, prefix) changed without updating retrieval logic
  3. RedisStore instantiation missing or using wrong Redis client instance
  4. Session data serialization changed, making old sessions unreadable
  5. Redis key prefix changed, causing session lookups to fail

How to Fix It

Ensure Redis client connects before app.use(sessionMiddleware). Verify RedisStore configuration matches retrieval: new RedisStore({client: redisClient, prefix: 'sess:'}). Check Redis CLI for stored keys: redis-cli KEYS 'sess:*'

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I check if sessions are in Redis?

Use redis-cli KEYS 'sess:*' to list sessions. Use redis-cli GET 'sess:sessionid' to view session data.

Why are sessions not surviving restart?

Verify Redis is persisting to disk (RDB or AOF). Check redis.conf configuration.

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