redis support / convert sqlite db

[fgr]

Hi,

its nice we get more and more new backend db's supported with minetest. One question come up in my mind: "how do i convert an existing sqlite3 db to the redis db? Is there any hint how this could be performed somehow?

TIA

[sfan5]

1) Set the connections settings in world.mt
2) run minetestserver --migrate redis --world /path/to/world/directory/
3) Done!

This is the same for converting to other backends except that you don't need connection settings for sqlite3 or leveldb.

[fgr]

this argument will drop all sqlite3 contents to the new redis db?

[sfan5]

this argument will drop all sqlite3 contents to the new redis db?

It will copy all MapBlocks (16x16x16 cubes of nodes) into the redis database and also update the backend setting in world.mt. The sqlite3 database will still be present but can then be deleted.

[fgr]

thanks, will give it a try ... for performance tests.

[fgr]

One question I have to the db contents on redis. How do you get persistence to work in case the server crashes? Will the hash entries be lost instead stored at the latest action within minetest?

[u34]

What are the main advantages of the new DB system?

[fgr]

ignore my inputs prior:

the solution is to add all the information to the world.mt file like this:

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backend = sqlite3
redis_address = localhost
redis_port = 6379
redis_hash = minetest_pub

then use the command to start minestserver for migrate to redis

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./minetestserver --migrate redis

take a coffee and wait til it ends. ;)

Update: the migration process gives a core dump...

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20:43:37: ACTION[main]: Migrated 1225500 blocks 53.8197% completed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

debug:

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x0000000000527ea9 in Database_Redis::saveBlock(MapBlock*) ()
(gdb) bt
#0  0x0000000000527ea9 in Database_Redis::saveBlock(MapBlock*) ()
#1  0x000000000045da43 in main ()