redis-heartbeat

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library 1.0.0 ·javascript maintenance
verified Jun 7, 2026

Pulse a heartbeat to Redis for service discovery, load balancer attachment/detachment (e.g., nginx). Version 1.0.0 (latest stable) dropped metrics support and coffee-script 2, requiring Node >= 6. Low-frequency release; last updated in 2018. Compared to alternatives like 'redis-hb' or custom SETEX loops, this library provides configurable intervals, expiration, Redis time usage, disk space checking, and optional existing client injection.