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Lux: Drop-in Redis replacement in Rust — 5.6x faster, ~1MB Docker image

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Summary

Lux is a drop-in Redis replacement written in Rust that targets multi-threaded performance and small Docker images. It advertises 3-5x speedups over Redis and provides a MIT-licensed, ~1MB Docker image with a shard-based architecture and compatibility with existing Redis clients. The project includes benchmarks, cloud hosting options, and a technical deep-dive into architecture.

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