From 69e62d8949fe9d98ba148aeea7be0b5a54106fc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anthony Stirling <77850077+Frooodle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 11:41:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] exclude unused Redis auto-config  (#6547)

fix(health): exclude unused Redis auto-config so default
/actuator/health stays UP

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 app/core/src/main/resources/application.properties | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/core/src/main/resources/application.properties b/app/core/src/main/resources/application.properties
index fc2fda630..da564e454 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/app/core/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ posthog.host=https://eu.i.posthog.com
 
 spring.main.allow-bean-definition-overriding=true
 
+# spring-data-redis is on the classpath only for the optional Valkey backplane (which wires its own
+# factory); exclude Spring Boot's stock Redis auto-config so a default install doesn't create a dead
+# localhost:6379 factory that flips /actuator/health to DOWN.
+spring.autoconfigure.exclude=org.springframework.boot.data.redis.autoconfigure.DataRedisAutoConfiguration,org.springframework.boot.data.redis.autoconfigure.DataRedisReactiveAutoConfiguration
+
 # Set up a consistent temporary directory location
 java.io.tmpdir=${stirling.tempfiles.directory:${java.io.tmpdir}/stirling-pdf}