# Ushahidi — Notes

## Requires a dedicated local Redis (no password support)

Ushahidi provides no way to configure a Redis password (`REDIS_HOST` and `REDIS_PORT` only).
Connecting to Wild Cloud's shared authenticated Redis fails with `ConnectionError`.

**Fix**: deploy a dedicated Redis sidecar or separate Deployment for Ushahidi with no auth:

```yaml
- name: redis
  image: redis:7-alpine
  args: ["--save", ""]  # disable persistence
```

Remove `redis` from `requires` in `manifest.yaml` (Ushahidi won't use the shared instance) and
point `REDIS_HOST` to the app-local Service name.

## Laravel startup probe

Ushahidi's API is Laravel-based. The startup process (autoload optimization, key generation,
migrations) commonly takes 2–3 minutes. Set an extended initial delay on the liveness probe:

```yaml
livenessProbe:
  initialDelaySeconds: 120
  failureThreshold: 6
```