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+run:
+  - file:
+      path: /etc/service/redis/run
+      chmod: "+x"
+      contents: |
+        #!/bin/sh
+        exec 2>&1
+        exec thpoff chpst -u redis -U redis /usr/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf
+  - file:
+      path: /etc/service/redis/log/run
+      chmod: "+x"
+      contents: |
+        #!/bin/sh
+        mkdir -p /var/log/redis
+        exec svlogd /var/log/redis
+  - file:
+      path: /etc/runit/3.d/10-redis
+      chmod: "+x"
+      contents: |
+        #!/bin/bash
+        sv stop redis
+  - replace:
+      filename: "/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+      from: "port 6379"
+      to: "port 0"
+  - replace:
+      filename: "/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+      from: "# unixsocket /tmp/redis.sock"
+      to: "unixsocket /shared/tmp/redis.sock"
+  - replace:
+      filename: "/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+      from: "# unixsocketperm 700"
+      to: "unixsocketperm 777"
+  - replace:
+      filename: "/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+      from: /^pidfile.*$/
+      to: ""
+
+  - exec:
+      cmd:
+        - install -d -m 0755 -o redis -g redis /shared/redis_data
+
+  - replace:
+      filename: "/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+      from: /^logfile.*$/
+      to: 'logfile ""'
+
+  - replace:
+      filename: "/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+      from: /^bind .*$/
+      to: ""
+
+  - replace:
+      filename: "/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+      from: /^dir .*$/
+      to: "dir /shared/redis_data"
+
+  - replace:
+      filename: "/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+      from: /^protected-mode yes/
+      to: "protected-mode no"
+
+  - exec:
+      cmd: echo redis installed
+      hook: redis
+  - exec: cat /etc/redis/redis.conf | grep logfile
+
+  - exec:
+      background: true
+      cmd: exec chpst -u redis -U redis /usr/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf
+
+  - exec: sleep 10
+
+# we can not migrate without redis, launch it if needed
+hooks:
+  before_code:
+    - exec:
+        background: true
+        cmd: exec chpst -u redis -U redis /usr/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf
+  after_code:
+    - replace:
+        filename: /etc/service/unicorn/run
+        from: "# redis"
+        to: sv start redis || exit 1