feat: add REDIS_KEY_PREFIX env var for Redis ACL namespace isolation (#365)

* feat: add REDIS_KEY_PREFIX env var for Redis ACL namespace isolation

Adds optional REDIS_KEY_PREFIX env var that prefixes all Redis keys
(BullMQ queues via `prefix` option, cache/lock/rate-limit keys via
`redisKey()` helper). When unset, behavior is unchanged (BullMQ
defaults to "bull:", cache keys are unprefixed).

This enables self-hosters using Redis ACL multi-tenancy to restrict
useSend to its own key namespace (e.g. `~usesend:*`).

16 files changed across env schema, Redis module, 9 BullMQ queue/worker
files, and 5 direct Redis key operation sites.

* docs: add REDIS_KEY_PREFIX to self-host assets and fix docker run example

Add REDIS_KEY_PREFIX env var to docker/prod/compose.yml, .env.example,
.env.selfhost.example, and self-hosting docs. Fix missing trailing
backslashes in standalone docker run example.

* fix(redis): disable ioredis ready check and BullMQ version check

Redis ACL blocks INFO command (in @dangerous category). ioredis uses
INFO for ready check, BullMQ uses it for version detection. Without
these flags, BullMQ workers fail to initialize and silently stop
processing jobs.

- Add enableReadyCheck: false to ioredis connection
- Add skipVersionCheck: true to all 5 Queue + 5 Worker constructors

* fix(redis): add skipVersionCheck to remaining BullMQ job queues

Add skipVersionCheck: true to Queue and Worker constructors in all 4 job
files (campaign-scheduler, cleanup-email-bodies, usage-job,
webhook-cleanup) to match the pattern already used in service files.
This prevents BullMQ version mismatch errors when using REDIS_KEY_PREFIX
with Redis ACL namespace isolation.

.env.example

@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ FROM_EMAIL="hello@usesend.com"
 API_RATE_LIMIT=2
 AUTH_EMAIL_RATE_LIMIT=5
 
+# Optional: prefix all Redis keys (useful for shared Redis with ACL isolation)
+# REDIS_KEY_PREFIX=""
+
 NEXT_PUBLIC_IS_CLOUD=true

.env.selfhost.example

@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@ DOCKER_OUTPUT=1
 API_RATE_LIMIT=1
 AUTH_EMAIL_RATE_LIMIT=5
 
+# Optional: prefix all Redis keys (useful for shared Redis with ACL isolation)
+# REDIS_KEY_PREFIX=""
+
 # used to send important error notification - optional
 DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=""

apps/docs/self-hosting/overview.mdx

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ DATABASE_URL="postgres://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<database-name>"
 REDIS_URL="redis://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>"
 ```
 
+If you're sharing a Redis instance across multiple apps and using Redis ACL for isolation, set `REDIS_KEY_PREFIX` to namespace all keys (e.g. `REDIS_KEY_PREFIX="usesend"` prefixes all keys with `usesend:`).
+
   </Step>
   <Step title="Next auth url and secret">
   Url is the app url you're going to use and secret is random string. You can generate a random secret using this command.

apps/web/src/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import NextAuth from "next-auth";
 
 import { authOptions } from "~/server/auth";
 import { env } from "~/env";
-import { getRedis } from "~/server/redis";
+import { getRedis, redisKey } from "~/server/redis";
 import { logger } from "~/server/logger/log";
 
 const handler = NextAuth(authOptions);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request, ctx: any) {
           return handler(req, ctx);
         }
         const redis = getRedis();
-        const key = `auth-rl:${ip}`;
+        const key = redisKey(`auth-rl:${ip}`);
         const ttl = 60;
         const count = await redis.incr(key);
         if (count === 1) await redis.expire(key, ttl);

apps/web/src/env.js

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     FOUNDER_EMAIL: z.string().optional(),
     DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: z.string().optional(),
     REDIS_URL: z.string(),
+    REDIS_KEY_PREFIX: z.string().default(""),
     S3_COMPATIBLE_ACCESS_KEY: z.string().optional(),
     S3_COMPATIBLE_SECRET_KEY: z.string().optional(),
     S3_COMPATIBLE_API_URL: z.string().optional(),
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     FOUNDER_EMAIL: process.env.FOUNDER_EMAIL,
     DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL: process.env.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL,
     REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+    REDIS_KEY_PREFIX: process.env.REDIS_KEY_PREFIX,
     FROM_EMAIL: process.env.FROM_EMAIL,
     S3_COMPATIBLE_ACCESS_KEY: process.env.S3_COMPATIBLE_ACCESS_KEY,
     S3_COMPATIBLE_SECRET_KEY: process.env.S3_COMPATIBLE_SECRET_KEY,

apps/web/src/server/api/routers/waitlist.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { env } from "~/env";
 import { authedProcedure, createTRPCRouter } from "~/server/api/trpc";
 import { logger } from "~/server/logger/log";
 import { sendMail } from "~/server/mailer";
-import { getRedis } from "~/server/redis";
+import { getRedis, redisKey } from "~/server/redis";
 import {
   WAITLIST_EMAIL_TYPES,
   waitlistSubmissionSchema,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const waitlistRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       }
 
       const redis = getRedis();
-      const rateKey = `waitlist:requests:${user.id}`;
+      const rateKey = redisKey(`waitlist:requests:${user.id}`);
 
       const currentCountRaw = await redis.get(rateKey);
       const currentCount = currentCountRaw ? Number(currentCountRaw) : 0;

apps/web/src/server/jobs/campaign-scheduler-job.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   CAMPAIGN_SCHEDULER_QUEUE,
   DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS,
 } from "../queue/queue-constants";
-import { getRedis } from "../redis";
+import { getRedis, BULL_PREFIX } from "../redis";
 import { CampaignBatchService } from "../service/campaign-service";
 import { db } from "../db";
 import { logger } from "../logger/log";
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export class CampaignSchedulerService {
     CAMPAIGN_SCHEDULER_QUEUE,
     {
       connection: getRedis(),
+      prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+      skipVersionCheck: true,
     }
   );
 
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ export class CampaignSchedulerService {
         logger.error({ err }, "Campaign scheduler tick failed");
       }
     }),
-    { connection: getRedis(), concurrency: 1 }
+    { connection: getRedis(), concurrency: 1, prefix: BULL_PREFIX, skipVersionCheck: true }
   );
 
   static async start() {

apps/web/src/server/jobs/cleanup-email-bodies.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Queue, Worker} from "bullmq";
 import {db} from "~/server/db";
-import {getRedis} from "~/server/redis";
+import {getRedis, BULL_PREFIX} from "~/server/redis";
 import {logger} from "../logger/log";
 import {DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS} from "../queue/queue-constants";
 import {env} from "~/env";
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ if (isSelfHosted() && isEmailCleanupEnabled()) {
      */
     const cleanupQueue = new Queue(CLEANUP_QUEUE_NAME, {
         connection: getRedis(),
+        prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+        skipVersionCheck: true,
     });
 
     const worker = new Worker(
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ if (isSelfHosted() && isEmailCleanupEnabled()) {
         },
         {
             connection: getRedis(),
+            prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+            skipVersionCheck: true,
         }
     );
 

apps/web/src/server/jobs/usage-job.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { db } from "~/server/db";
 import { env } from "~/env";
 import { getUsageDate, getUsageUnits } from "~/lib/usage";
 import { sendUsageToStripe } from "~/server/billing/usage";
-import { getRedis } from "~/server/redis";
+import { getRedis, BULL_PREFIX } from "~/server/redis";
 import { DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS } from "../queue/queue-constants";
 import { logger } from "../logger/log";
 
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const USAGE_QUEUE_NAME = "usage-reporting";
 
 const usageQueue = new Queue(USAGE_QUEUE_NAME, {
   connection: getRedis(),
+  prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+  skipVersionCheck: true,
 });
 
 const worker = new Worker(
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ const worker = new Worker(
   },
   {
     connection: getRedis(),
+    prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+    skipVersionCheck: true,
   },
 );
 

apps/web/src/server/jobs/webhook-cleanup-job.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Queue, Worker } from "bullmq";
 import { subDays } from "date-fns";
 import { db } from "~/server/db";
-import { getRedis } from "~/server/redis";
+import { getRedis, BULL_PREFIX } from "~/server/redis";
 import { DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS, WEBHOOK_CLEANUP_QUEUE } from "../queue/queue-constants";
 import { logger } from "../logger/log";
 
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const WEBHOOK_RETENTION_DAYS = 30;
 
 const webhookCleanupQueue = new Queue(WEBHOOK_CLEANUP_QUEUE, {
   connection: getRedis(),
+  prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+  skipVersionCheck: true,
 });
 
 const worker = new Worker(
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ const worker = new Worker(
   },
   {
     connection: getRedis(),
+    prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+    skipVersionCheck: true,
   }
 );
 

apps/web/src/server/public-api/hono.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { swaggerUI } from "@hono/swagger-ui";
 import { Context, Next } from "hono";
 import { handleError } from "./api-error";
 import { env } from "~/env";
-import { getRedis } from "~/server/redis";
+import { getRedis, redisKey } from "~/server/redis";
 import { getTeamFromToken } from "~/server/public-api/auth";
 import { isSelfHosted } from "~/utils/common";
 import { UnsendApiError } from "./api-error";
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function getApp() {
 
     const team = c.var.team;
     const limit = team.apiRateLimit ?? 2; // Default limit from your previous setup
-    const key = `rl:${team.id}`; // Rate limit key for Redis
+    const key = redisKey(`rl:${team.id}`); // Rate limit key for Redis
     const redis = getRedis();
 
     let currentRequests: number;

apps/web/src/server/redis.ts

@@ -3,10 +3,31 @@ import { env } from "~/env";
 
 export let connection: IORedis | null = null;
 
+/**
+ * Key prefix derived from REDIS_KEY_PREFIX env var.
+ * When set (e.g. "usesend"), all cache keys become "usesend:team:1", etc.
+ * When empty, keys are unprefixed (backwards compatible).
+ */
+export const REDIS_PREFIX = env.REDIS_KEY_PREFIX
+  ? `${env.REDIS_KEY_PREFIX}:`
+  : "";
+
+/**
+ * BullMQ prefix (no trailing colon — BullMQ adds its own separator).
+ * When REDIS_KEY_PREFIX is empty, falls back to BullMQ's default "bull".
+ */
+export const BULL_PREFIX = env.REDIS_KEY_PREFIX || "bull";
+
+/** Prefix a cache key with REDIS_KEY_PREFIX. */
+export function redisKey(key: string): string {
+  return `${REDIS_PREFIX}${key}`;
+}
+
 export const getRedis = () => {
   if (!connection || connection.status === "end") {
     connection = new IORedis(`${env.REDIS_URL}?family=0`, {
       maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
+      enableReadyCheck: false,
     });
   }
   return connection;
@@ -24,9 +45,10 @@ export async function withCache<T>(
   const { ttlSeconds = 120, disable = false } = options ?? {};
 
   const redis = getRedis();
+  const prefixedKey = redisKey(key);
 
   if (!disable) {
-    const cached = await redis.get(key);
+    const cached = await redis.get(prefixedKey);
     if (cached) {
       try {
         return JSON.parse(cached) as T;
@@ -40,7 +62,7 @@ export async function withCache<T>(
 
   if (!disable) {
     try {
-      await redis.setex(key, ttlSeconds, JSON.stringify(value));
+      await redis.setex(prefixedKey, ttlSeconds, JSON.stringify(value));
     } catch {
       // ignore cache set errors
     }

apps/web/src/server/service/campaign-service.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from "@prisma/client";
 import { EmailQueueService } from "./email-queue-service";
 import { Queue, Worker } from "bullmq";
-import { getRedis } from "../redis";
+import { getRedis, BULL_PREFIX } from "../redis";
 import {
   CAMPAIGN_BATCH_QUEUE,
   DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS,
@@ -928,6 +928,8 @@ export class CampaignBatchService {
     CAMPAIGN_BATCH_QUEUE,
     {
       connection: getRedis(),
+      prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+      skipVersionCheck: true,
     }
   );
 
@@ -1028,7 +1030,7 @@ export class CampaignBatchService {
         data: { lastCursor: newCursor, lastSentAt: new Date() },
       });
     }),
-    { connection: getRedis(), concurrency: 20 }
+    { connection: getRedis(), concurrency: 20, prefix: BULL_PREFIX, skipVersionCheck: true }
   );
 
   static async queueBatch({

apps/web/src/server/service/contact-queue-service.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Queue, Worker } from "bullmq";
-import { getRedis } from "../redis";
+import { getRedis, BULL_PREFIX } from "../redis";
 import {
   DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS,
   CONTACT_BULK_ADD_QUEUE,
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type ContactJob = TeamJob<ContactJobData>;
 class ContactQueueService {
   public static queue = new Queue<ContactJobData>(CONTACT_BULK_ADD_QUEUE, {
     connection: getRedis(),
+    prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+    skipVersionCheck: true,
     defaultJobOptions: DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS,
   });
 
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ class ContactQueueService {
     createWorkerHandler(processContactJob),
     {
       connection: getRedis(),
+      prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+      skipVersionCheck: true,
       concurrency: 20,
     },
   );

apps/web/src/server/service/email-queue-service.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { convert as htmlToText } from "html-to-text";
 import { getConfigurationSetName } from "~/utils/ses-utils";
 import { db } from "../db";
 import { sendRawEmail } from "../aws/ses";
-import { getRedis } from "../redis";
+import { getRedis, BULL_PREFIX } from "../redis";
 import { DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS } from "../queue/queue-constants";
 import { logger } from "../logger/log";
 import { createWorkerHandler, TeamJob } from "../queue/bullmq-context";
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ function createQueueAndWorker(region: string, quota: number, suffix: string) {
 
   const queueName = `${region}-${suffix}`;
 
-  const queue = new Queue(queueName, { connection });
+  const queue = new Queue(queueName, { connection, prefix: BULL_PREFIX, skipVersionCheck: true });
 
   // TODO: Add team context to job data when queueing
   const worker = new Worker(queueName, createWorkerHandler(executeEmail), {
     concurrency: quota,
     connection,
+    prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+    skipVersionCheck: true,
   });
 
   return { queue, worker };

apps/web/src/server/service/idempotency-service.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getRedis } from "~/server/redis";
+import { getRedis, redisKey } from "~/server/redis";
 import { canonicalizePayload } from "~/server/utils/idempotency";
 import { UnsendApiError } from "~/server/public-api/api-error";
 import { logger } from "~/server/logger/log";
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ export type IdempotencyHandlerOptions<TPayload, TResult> = {
 };
 
 function resultKey(teamId: number, key: string) {
-  return `idem:${teamId}:${key}`;
+  return redisKey(`idem:${teamId}:${key}`);
 }
 
 function lockKey(teamId: number, key: string) {
-  return `idemlock:${teamId}:${key}`;
+  return redisKey(`idemlock:${teamId}:${key}`);
 }
 
 export const IdempotencyService = {

apps/web/src/server/service/ses-hook-parser.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   updateCampaignAnalytics,
 } from "./campaign-service";
 import { env } from "~/env";
-import { getRedis } from "../redis";
+import { getRedis, BULL_PREFIX } from "../redis";
 import { Queue, Worker } from "bullmq";
 import {
   DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS,
@@ -619,6 +619,8 @@ function getEmailData(data: SesEvent) {
 export class SesHookParser {
   private static sesHookQueue = new Queue(SES_WEBHOOK_QUEUE, {
     connection: getRedis(),
+    prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+    skipVersionCheck: true,
   });
 
   private static worker = new Worker(
@@ -635,6 +637,8 @@ export class SesHookParser {
     },
     {
       connection: getRedis(),
+      prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+      skipVersionCheck: true,
       concurrency: 50,
     },
   );

apps/web/src/server/service/team-service.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { sendMail, sendTeamInviteEmail } from "~/server/mailer";
 import { logger } from "~/server/logger/log";
 import type { Prisma, Team, TeamInvite } from "@prisma/client";
 import { UnsendApiError } from "../public-api/api-error";
-import { getRedis } from "~/server/redis";
+import { getRedis, redisKey } from "~/server/redis";
 import { LimitReason } from "~/lib/constants/plans";
 import { LimitService } from "./limit-service";
 import { renderUsageLimitReachedEmail } from "../email-templates/UsageLimitReachedEmail";
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const TEAM_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 120; // 2 minutes
 
 export class TeamService {
   private static cacheKey(teamId: number) {
-    return `team:${teamId}`;
+    return redisKey(`team:${teamId}`);
   }
 
   static async refreshTeamCache(teamId: number): Promise<Team | null> {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ export class TeamService {
     }
 
     const redis = getRedis();
-    const cacheKey = `limit:notify:${teamId}:${reason}`;
+    const cacheKey = redisKey(`limit:notify:${teamId}:${reason}`);
     // Atomic SET NX to prevent race conditions: only one concurrent caller
     // can acquire the cooldown key. TTL = 24 hours (one notification per day).
     const acquired = await redis.set(cacheKey, "1", "EX", 24 * 60 * 60, "NX");
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ export class TeamService {
     }
 
     const redis = getRedis();
-    const cacheKey = `limit:warning:${teamId}:${reason}`;
+    const cacheKey = redisKey(`limit:warning:${teamId}:${reason}`);
     // Atomic SET NX to prevent race conditions: only one concurrent caller
     // can acquire the cooldown key. TTL = 24 hours (one notification per day).
     const acquired = await redis.set(cacheKey, "1", "EX", 24 * 60 * 60, "NX");

apps/web/src/server/service/webhook-service.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   type WebhookEventType,
 } from "@usesend/lib/src/webhook/webhook-events";
 import { db } from "../db";
-import { getRedis } from "../redis";
+import { getRedis, BULL_PREFIX, redisKey } from "../redis";
 import {
   DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS,
   WEBHOOK_DISPATCH_QUEUE,
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type WebhookEventInput<TType extends WebhookEventType> =
 export class WebhookQueueService {
   private static queue = new Queue<WebhookCallJobData>(WEBHOOK_DISPATCH_QUEUE, {
     connection: getRedis(),
+    prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+    skipVersionCheck: true,
     defaultJobOptions: {
       ...DEFAULT_QUEUE_OPTIONS,
       attempts: WEBHOOK_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ export class WebhookQueueService {
     createWorkerHandler(processWebhookCall),
     {
       connection: getRedis(),
+      prefix: BULL_PREFIX,
+      skipVersionCheck: true,
       concurrency: WEBHOOK_DISPATCH_CONCURRENCY,
     },
   );
@@ -446,7 +450,7 @@ async function processWebhookCall(job: WebhookCallJob) {
     },
   });
 
-  const lockKey = `webhook:lock:${call.webhookId}`;
+  const lockKey = redisKey(`webhook:lock:${call.webhookId}`);
   const redis = getRedis();
   const lockValue = randomUUID();
 

docker/README.md

@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ docker pull ghcr.io/usesend/usesend
 ```
 docker run -d \
   -p 3000:3000 \
-  -e NEXTAUTH_URL="<your-nextauth-url>"
-  -e NEXTAUTH_SECRET="<your-nextauth-secret>"
-  -e DATABASE_URL="<your-next-private-database-url>"
-  -e REDIS_URL="<your-next-private-redis-url>"
-  -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY="<your-next-private-aws-access-key-id>"
-  -e AWS_SECRET_KEY="<your-next-private-aws-secret-access-key>"
-  -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="<your-next-private-aws-region>"
-  -e GITHUB_ID="<your-next-private-github-id>"
-  -e GITHUB_SECRET="<your-next-private-github-secret>"
+  -e NEXTAUTH_URL="<your-nextauth-url>" \
+  -e NEXTAUTH_SECRET="<your-nextauth-secret>" \
+  -e DATABASE_URL="<your-database-url>" \
+  -e REDIS_URL="<your-redis-url>" \
+  -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY="<your-aws-access-key-id>" \
+  -e AWS_SECRET_KEY="<your-aws-secret-access-key>" \
+  -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="<your-aws-region>" \
+  -e GITHUB_ID="<your-github-client-id>" \
+  -e GITHUB_SECRET="<your-github-client-secret>" \
   usesend/usesend
 ```
 

docker/prod/compose.yml

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ services:
       - GITHUB_ID=${GITHUB_ID:?err}
       - GITHUB_SECRET=${GITHUB_SECRET:?err}
       - REDIS_URL=${REDIS_URL:?err}
+      - REDIS_KEY_PREFIX=${REDIS_KEY_PREFIX:-}
       - NEXT_PUBLIC_IS_CLOUD=${NEXT_PUBLIC_IS_CLOUD:-false}
       - API_RATE_LIMIT=${API_RATE_LIMIT:-1}
       - SMTP_HOST=${SMTP_HOST:-smtp.usesend.com}