Use Redis as a distributed lock correctly

domain: redis · 4 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

SET key value NX PX <ttl> — single atomic command (value = unique token per holder)
Do work shorter than TTL (or implement renewal)
Release with a Lua script that checks the token before DEL (compare-and-delete)
For high-stakes mutual exclusion, use fencing tokens or move to a consensus store

Known gotchas

DEL without checking the token releases someone ELSE's lock after your TTL expired mid-work
SETNX + separate EXPIRE is a race (crash between = permanent lock) — must be one SET command
Redis lock ≠ correctness guarantee under failover (async replication can lose the lock) — known Redlock controversy

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