Add Redis-based distributed caching and rate limiting

This commit introduces a dual-mode caching and rate limiting system that can use
either Redis (for distributed deployments) or ETS/Cachex (for single-node setups).

Key changes:
- Add Cache abstraction layer that automatically switches between Redis and Cachex
- Implement RedisCache module with full distributed cache functionality
- Implement RedisRateLimiter with sliding window algorithm for accurate rate limiting
- Add RateLimiterWrapper to provide unified API for both implementations
- Update application startup to conditionally use Redis when REDIS_URL is set
- Migrate all cache operations to use the new Cache abstraction
- Support graceful fallback to ETS-based solutions when Redis is unavailable

The system automatically detects Redis availability via REDIS_URL environment
variable and switches between implementations without code changes. This enables
proper distributed caching and rate limiting in Kubernetes deployments while
maintaining backward compatibility for development environments.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/improvement-todos.md

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# APRS.me Improvement TODOs
+
+This document tracks potential improvements identified during the multi-replica Kubernetes deployment setup.
+
+## High Priority
+
+### 1. Implement Distributed Caching with Redis
+- **Status**: Pending
+- **Impact**: High - Reduce database load, improve response times
+- **Details**:
+  - Cache frequently accessed packet queries
+  - Cache callsign lookups
+  - Cache weather data aggregations
+  - Cache map viewport data
+  - Use Cachex with Redis adapter or direct Redis commands
+  - Implement cache invalidation strategies
+
+### 2. Optimize Database Queries with Better Indexes
+- **Status**: Pending
+- **Impact**: High - Improve query performance
+- **Details**:
+  - Add composite indexes for common query patterns
+  - Optimize spatial queries with better PostGIS indexes
+  - Consider materialized views for complex aggregations
+  - Analyze slow query logs to identify bottlenecks
+
+### 3. Add Metrics and Monitoring with Prometheus
+- **Status**: Pending
+- **Impact**: High - Production visibility
+- **Details**:
+  - Add Prometheus metrics exporter (prometheus_ex)
+  - Track packet processing rates and latencies
+  - Monitor connection pool usage (PgBouncer & app)
+  - Track cache hit rates
+  - Add custom business metrics
+  - Monitor APRS-IS connection stability
+
+## Medium Priority
+
+### 4. Add Connection Draining for Graceful Shutdowns
+- **Status**: Pending
+- **Impact**: Medium - Better user experience during deployments
+- **Details**:
+  - Implement proper shutdown handlers for WebSocket connections
+  - Allow in-flight requests to complete before pod termination
+  - Add preStop hooks to Kubernetes deployment
+  - Handle SIGTERM gracefully
+
+### 5. Implement Distributed Rate Limiting Across Replicas
+- **Status**: Pending
+- **Impact**: Medium - Consistent rate limiting
+- **Details**:
+  - Currently using ETS-based rate limiting (not distributed)
+  - Use Redis for distributed rate limit counters
+  - Implement sliding window rate limiting
+  - Share rate limit state across all pods
+  - Consider using Hammer with Redis backend
+
+### 6. Add Comprehensive Health Checks
+- **Status**: Pending
+- **Impact**: Medium - Better Kubernetes integration
+- **Details**:
+  - Enhance beyond basic /health endpoint
+  - Add database connectivity checks
+  - Add Redis connectivity checks
+  - Add APRS-IS connection status checks
+  - Add resource usage checks (memory, connections)
+  - Separate readiness vs liveness probes
+
+### 7. Implement Horizontal Pod Autoscaling
+- **Status**: Pending
+- **Impact**: Medium - Auto-scaling based on load
+- **Details**:
+  - Configure HPA based on CPU/memory usage
+  - Consider custom metrics (packet processing rate)
+  - Ensure proper resource requests/limits
+  - Test scaling behavior under load
+
+## Low Priority
+
+### 8. Enhance Circuit Breakers
+- **Status**: Pending
+- **Impact**: Low - Resilience improvement
+- **Details**:
+  - Already have Aprsme.CircuitBreaker module
+  - Add circuit breakers for database connections
+  - Implement fallback mechanisms
+  - Add circuit breaker metrics
+  - Consider using fuse library
+
+## Additional Improvements Identified
+
+### 9. Session Affinity for WebSockets
+- Consider implementing sticky sessions for WebSocket connections
+- Or implement WebSocket connection state migration
+- May improve user experience during pod scaling
+
+### 10. Background Job Optimization
+- Oban jobs could use Redis for better distributed processing
+- Implement job priorities and queues
+- Add job monitoring and metrics
+- Consider using Oban Pro features
+
+### 11. Optimize JavaScript Bundle Size Further
+- Analyze bundle with webpack-bundle-analyzer equivalent
+- Consider lazy loading more components
+- Implement code splitting for routes
+- Remove any remaining unused dependencies
+
+### 12. Database Connection Pool Tuning
+- Monitor PgBouncer pool usage patterns
+- Adjust pool sizes based on actual usage
+- Consider separate pools for read/write operations
+- Implement connection pool warmup
+
+### 13. Implement Distributed Tracing
+- Add OpenTelemetry support
+- Trace requests across the system
+- Identify performance bottlenecks
+- Integrate with Jaeger or similar
+
+### 14. Security Enhancements
+- Implement CSRF protection for non-API routes
+- Add rate limiting per IP/user
+- Implement API key management for external access
+- Add security headers (HSTS, CSP, etc.)
+
+### 15. Performance Optimizations
+- Implement ETL for historical data
+- Add data archival strategies
+- Optimize Phoenix Channels for large subscriber counts
+- Consider read replicas for heavy read workloads
+
+## Implementation Priority
+
+Based on current system state with Redis and PgBouncer already deployed:
+
+1. **Distributed Caching** - Immediate high impact, infrastructure ready
+2. **Metrics/Monitoring** - Essential for production visibility
+3. **Database Indexes** - Query performance improvements
+4. **Enhanced Health Checks** - Better Kubernetes integration
+5. **Connection Draining** - Improved deployment experience
+
+## Notes
+
+- Redis infrastructure is already in place (used for PubSub)
+- PgBouncer is configured and working for connection pooling
+- Kubernetes cluster is configured with StatefulSet for stable networking
+- Current setup handles ~8-21 packets/second with 2 replicas
+
+Last updated: 2025-07-26

lib/aprsme/application.ex

@@ -23,12 +23,8 @@ defmodule Aprsme.Application do
       Aprsme.Repo,
       # Start the PubSub system
       pubsub_config(),
-      # Start the rate limiter
+      # Start Redis-based rate limiter and caches (only if Redis is available)
-      Aprsme.RateLimiter,
+      redis_children(),
-      # Start cache systems
-      %{id: :query_cache, start: {Cachex, :start_link, [:query_cache, [limit: 10_000]]}},
-      %{id: :device_cache, start: {Cachex, :start_link, [:device_cache, [limit: 5_000]]}},
-      %{id: :symbol_cache, start: {Cachex, :start_link, [:symbol_cache, [limit: 1_000]]}},
       # Start circuit breaker
       Aprsme.CircuitBreaker,
       # Start device cache manager
@@ -184,4 +180,33 @@ defmodule Aprsme.Application do
       {Phoenix.PubSub, name: Aprsme.PubSub}
     end
   end
+
+  defp redis_children do
+    if System.get_env("REDIS_URL") do
+      require Logger
+
+      Logger.info("Starting Redis-based caching and rate limiting")
+
+      [
+        # Redis-based rate limiter
+        Aprsme.RedisRateLimiter,
+        # Redis-based caches
+        {Aprsme.RedisCache, name: :query_cache},
+        {Aprsme.RedisCache, name: :device_cache},
+        {Aprsme.RedisCache, name: :symbol_cache}
+      ]
+    else
+      require Logger
+
+      Logger.info("Starting ETS-based caching and rate limiting (no Redis URL)")
+
+      [
+        # Fallback to ETS-based implementations
+        Aprsme.RateLimiter,
+        %{id: :query_cache, start: {Cachex, :start_link, [:query_cache, [limit: 10_000]]}},
+        %{id: :device_cache, start: {Cachex, :start_link, [:device_cache, [limit: 5_000]]}},
+        %{id: :symbol_cache, start: {Cachex, :start_link, [:symbol_cache, [limit: 1_000]]}}
+      ]
+    end
+  end
 end

lib/aprsme/cache.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+defmodule Aprsme.Cache do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Cache abstraction layer that works with both Cachex and RedisCache.
+  Provides a unified API regardless of the underlying implementation.
+  """
+
+  @doc """
+  Get a value from cache
+  """
+  def get(cache_name, key) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisCache.get(cache_name, key)
+    else
+      Cachex.get(cache_name, key)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Put a value in cache with optional TTL
+  """
+  def put(cache_name, key, value, opts \\ []) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      # Convert TTL from milliseconds to seconds for Redis
+      opts = convert_ttl_to_seconds(opts)
+      Aprsme.RedisCache.put(cache_name, key, value, opts)
+    else
+      Cachex.put(cache_name, key, value, opts)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Delete a key from cache
+  """
+  def del(cache_name, key) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisCache.del(cache_name, key)
+    else
+      Cachex.del(cache_name, key)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Clear all keys from cache
+  """
+  def clear(cache_name) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisCache.clear(cache_name)
+    else
+      Cachex.clear(cache_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Get cache statistics
+  """
+  def stats(cache_name) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisCache.stats(cache_name)
+    else
+      Cachex.stats(cache_name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Check if key exists
+  """
+  def exists?(cache_name, key) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisCache.exists?(cache_name, key)
+    else
+      Cachex.exists?(cache_name, key)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Get TTL for a key
+  """
+  def ttl(cache_name, key) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisCache.ttl(cache_name, key)
+    else
+      Cachex.ttl(cache_name, key)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Helper functions
+
+  defp using_redis? do
+    System.get_env("REDIS_URL") != nil
+  end
+
+  defp convert_ttl_to_seconds(opts) do
+    case Keyword.get(opts, :ttl) do
+      nil ->
+        opts
+
+      ttl_ms when is_integer(ttl_ms) ->
+        # Convert milliseconds to seconds
+        Keyword.put(opts, :ttl, div(ttl_ms, 1000))
+
+      _ ->
+        opts
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Convert timeout keyword list to milliseconds
+  """
+  def to_timeout(opts) do
+    # Cachex's to_timeout is private, so we implement our own
+    Enum.reduce(opts, 0, fn
+      {:second, n}, acc -> acc + n * 1000
+      {:seconds, n}, acc -> acc + n * 1000
+      {:minute, n}, acc -> acc + n * 60 * 1000
+      {:minutes, n}, acc -> acc + n * 60 * 1000
+      {:hour, n}, acc -> acc + n * 60 * 60 * 1000
+      {:hours, n}, acc -> acc + n * 60 * 60 * 1000
+      {:day, n}, acc -> acc + n * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+      {:days, n}, acc -> acc + n * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+      {:millisecond, n}, acc -> acc + n
+      {:milliseconds, n}, acc -> acc + n
+    end)
+  end
+end

lib/aprsme/cached_queries.ex

@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   Caching layer for database queries to improve performance
   """
 
+  alias Aprsme.Cache
   alias Aprsme.Packet
   alias Aprsme.Packets
   alias Aprsme.Repo
   alias Ecto.Adapters.SQL
 
   # 1 minute for frequently changing data
-  @cache_ttl_short to_timeout(minute: 1)
+  @cache_ttl_short Cache.to_timeout(minute: 1)
   # 1 minute for moderately changing data
-  @cache_ttl_medium to_timeout(minute: 1)
+  @cache_ttl_medium Cache.to_timeout(minute: 1)
 
   @doc """
   Get recent packets with caching
@@ -19,13 +20,13 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   def get_recent_packets_cached(opts) do
     cache_key = generate_cache_key("recent_packets", opts)
 
-    case Cachex.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
+    case Cache.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
       {:ok, result} when not is_nil(result) ->
         result
 
       _ ->
         result = Packets.get_recent_packets_optimized(opts)
-        Cachex.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_short)
+        Cache.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_short)
         result
     end
   end
@@ -36,13 +37,13 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   def get_weather_packets_cached(callsign, start_time, end_time, opts) do
     cache_key = generate_cache_key("weather", {callsign, start_time, end_time, opts})
 
-    case Cachex.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
+    case Cache.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
       {:ok, result} when not is_nil(result) ->
         result
 
       _ ->
         result = Packets.get_weather_packets(callsign, start_time, end_time, opts)
-        Cachex.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_medium)
+        Cache.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_medium)
         result
     end
   end
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   def get_total_packet_count_cached do
     cache_key = "total_packet_count"
 
-    case Cachex.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
+    case Cache.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
       {:ok, result} when not is_nil(result) ->
         result
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
         # This is now extremely fast due to the counter table
         result = Packets.get_total_packet_count()
         # Cache for only 5 seconds since the query is now instant
-        Cachex.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: to_timeout(second: 5))
+        Cache.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: Cache.to_timeout(second: 5))
         result
     end
   end
@@ -73,14 +74,14 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   def get_latest_packet_for_callsign_cached(callsign) do
     cache_key = generate_cache_key("latest_packet", callsign)
 
-    case Cachex.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
+    case Cache.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
       {:ok, result} when not is_nil(result) ->
         result
 
       _ ->
         result = Packets.get_latest_packet_for_callsign(callsign)
         # Shorter TTL for latest packets as they change frequently
-        Cachex.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_short)
+        Cache.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_short)
         result
     end
   end
@@ -92,14 +93,14 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   def get_latest_weather_packet_cached(callsign) do
     cache_key = generate_cache_key("latest_weather_packet", callsign)
 
-    case Cachex.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
+    case Cache.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
       {:ok, result} when not is_nil(result) ->
         result
 
       _ ->
         result = Packets.get_latest_weather_packet(callsign)
         # Cache for 5 minutes since weather updates are less frequent
-        Cachex.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_short)
+        Cache.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_short)
         result
     end
   end
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   def has_weather_packets_cached?(callsign) do
     cache_key = generate_cache_key("has_weather_packets", callsign)
 
-    case Cachex.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
+    case Cache.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
       {:ok, result} when not is_nil(result) ->
         result
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
 
         result = Repo.exists?(query)
         # Cache for 15 minutes
-        Cachex.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_medium)
+        Cache.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_medium)
         result
     end
   end
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
     ]
 
     Enum.each(patterns, fn pattern ->
-      Cachex.del(:query_cache, pattern)
+      Cache.del(:query_cache, pattern)
     end)
   end
 
@@ -156,14 +157,14 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   Invalidate all cached queries
   """
   def invalidate_all_cache do
-    Cachex.clear(:query_cache)
+    Cache.clear(:query_cache)
   end
 
   @doc """
   Get cache statistics
   """
   def get_cache_stats do
-    {:ok, stats} = Cachex.stats(:query_cache)
+    {:ok, stats} = Cache.stats(:query_cache)
     stats
   end
 
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
   def get_path_station_positions_cached(callsigns) when is_list(callsigns) do
     cache_key = generate_cache_key("path_stations", Enum.sort(callsigns))
 
-    case Cachex.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
+    case Cache.get(:query_cache, cache_key) do
       {:ok, result} when not is_nil(result) ->
         result
 
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.CachedQueries do
           end
 
         # Cache for 5 minutes
-        Cachex.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_medium)
+        Cache.put(:query_cache, cache_key, result, ttl: @cache_ttl_medium)
         result
     end
   end

lib/aprsme/device_cache.ex

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ defmodule Aprsme.DeviceCache do
 
   use GenServer
 
+  alias Aprsme.Cache
   alias Aprsme.Devices
   alias Aprsme.Repo
 
   @cache_name :device_cache
-  @refresh_interval to_timeout(day: 1)
+  @refresh_interval Cache.to_timeout(day: 1)
 
   # Client API
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.DeviceCache do
   def lookup_device(nil), do: nil
 
   def lookup_device(identifier) when is_binary(identifier) do
-    case Cachex.get(@cache_name, :all_devices) do
+    case Cache.get(@cache_name, :all_devices) do
       {:ok, nil} ->
         # Cache miss - trigger async refresh and return nil for now
         GenServer.cast(__MODULE__, :refresh_cache_async)
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.DeviceCache do
       devices = Repo.all(Devices)
 
       # Store all devices in cache
-      case Cachex.put(@cache_name, :all_devices, devices) do
+      case Cache.put(@cache_name, :all_devices, devices) do
         {:ok, true} -> :ok
         error -> error
       end
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.DeviceCache do
         # Handle case where database or table doesn't exist yet
         Logger.warning("Failed to load devices: #{inspect(error)}. Will retry later.")
         # Store empty list for now
-        Cachex.put(@cache_name, :all_devices, [])
+        Cache.put(@cache_name, :all_devices, [])
         :error
     end
   end

lib/aprsme/rate_limiter_wrapper.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+defmodule Aprsme.RateLimiterWrapper do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Wrapper that provides the same API for both Hammer and RedisRateLimiter
+  """
+
+  @doc """
+  Check rate limit - compatible with Hammer.hit/3 API
+  """
+  def hit(bucket, scale_ms, limit) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisRateLimiter.check_rate(bucket, limit, scale_ms)
+    else
+      Aprsme.RateLimiter.hit(bucket, scale_ms, limit)
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Reset rate limit for a bucket
+  """
+  def reset(bucket) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisRateLimiter.reset(bucket)
+    else
+      # Hammer doesn't provide a reset function
+      # Best we can do is return ok
+      :ok
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Get current count for a bucket
+  """
+  def count(bucket, scale_ms) do
+    if using_redis?() do
+      Aprsme.RedisRateLimiter.count(bucket, scale_ms)
+    else
+      # Hammer doesn't provide a count function
+      # Return 0 as default
+      {:ok, 0}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp using_redis? do
+    System.get_env("REDIS_URL") != nil
+  end
+end

lib/aprsme/redis_cache.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+defmodule Aprsme.RedisCache do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Redis-backed distributed cache implementation.
+  Provides a similar API to Cachex but uses Redis for distributed caching.
+  """
+
+  require Logger
+
+  # 5 minutes in seconds
+  @default_ttl 300
+  @redis_pool_size 5
+
+  def child_spec(opts) do
+    name = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :name)
+
+    children = [
+      {Redix,
+       name: redis_name(name),
+       host: redis_host(),
+       port: redis_port(),
+       password: redis_password(),
+       pool_size: @redis_pool_size}
+    ]
+
+    %{
+      id: {__MODULE__, name},
+      type: :supervisor,
+      start: {Supervisor, :start_link, [children, [strategy: :one_for_one, name: :"#{name}_redis_supervisor"]]}
+    }
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Get a value from the cache
+  """
+  def get(cache_name, key) do
+    redis_key = make_redis_key(cache_name, key)
+
+    case Redix.command(redis_name(cache_name), ["GET", redis_key]) do
+      {:ok, nil} ->
+        {:ok, nil}
+
+      {:ok, value} ->
+        {:ok, deserialize(value)}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        Logger.error("Redis GET error for #{redis_key}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Put a value in the cache with optional TTL
+  """
+  def put(cache_name, key, value, opts \\ []) do
+    redis_key = make_redis_key(cache_name, key)
+    ttl = Keyword.get(opts, :ttl, @default_ttl)
+    serialized = serialize(value)
+
+    case Redix.command(redis_name(cache_name), ["SETEX", redis_key, ttl, serialized]) do
+      {:ok, "OK"} ->
+        {:ok, true}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        Logger.error("Redis SETEX error for #{redis_key}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Delete a value from the cache
+  """
+  def del(cache_name, key) do
+    redis_key = make_redis_key(cache_name, key)
+
+    case Redix.command(redis_name(cache_name), ["DEL", redis_key]) do
+      {:ok, _} ->
+        {:ok, true}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        Logger.error("Redis DEL error for #{redis_key}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Delete multiple keys matching a pattern
+  """
+  def del_pattern(cache_name, pattern) do
+    redis_pattern = make_redis_key(cache_name, pattern)
+
+    # Use SCAN to find keys matching pattern
+    case scan_keys(cache_name, redis_pattern) do
+      {:ok, keys} when keys != [] ->
+        case Redix.command(redis_name(cache_name), ["DEL" | keys]) do
+          {:ok, count} ->
+            {:ok, count}
+
+          {:error, reason} ->
+            Logger.error("Redis DEL error for pattern #{redis_pattern}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+            {:error, reason}
+        end
+
+      {:ok, []} ->
+        {:ok, 0}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Clear all keys for a cache
+  """
+  def clear(cache_name) do
+    pattern = make_redis_key(cache_name, "*")
+
+    case scan_keys(cache_name, pattern) do
+      {:ok, keys} when keys != [] ->
+        case Redix.pipeline(redis_name(cache_name), Enum.map(keys, &["DEL", &1])) do
+          {:ok, _results} ->
+            {:ok, true}
+
+          {:error, reason} ->
+            Logger.error("Redis CLEAR error for #{cache_name}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+            {:error, reason}
+        end
+
+      {:ok, []} ->
+        {:ok, true}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Get cache statistics
+  """
+  def stats(cache_name) do
+    pattern = make_redis_key(cache_name, "*")
+
+    case scan_keys(cache_name, pattern) do
+      {:ok, keys} ->
+        {:ok,
+         %{
+           size: length(keys),
+           keys: keys
+         }}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Check if a key exists
+  """
+  def exists?(cache_name, key) do
+    redis_key = make_redis_key(cache_name, key)
+
+    case Redix.command(redis_name(cache_name), ["EXISTS", redis_key]) do
+      {:ok, 1} -> true
+      {:ok, 0} -> false
+      {:error, _} -> false
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Get remaining TTL for a key
+  """
+  def ttl(cache_name, key) do
+    redis_key = make_redis_key(cache_name, key)
+
+    case Redix.command(redis_name(cache_name), ["TTL", redis_key]) do
+      # Key doesn't exist
+      {:ok, -2} -> {:ok, nil}
+      # Key exists but has no TTL
+      {:ok, -1} -> {:ok, :infinity}
+      {:ok, seconds} -> {:ok, seconds}
+      {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Private functions
+
+  defp redis_name(cache_name), do: :"#{cache_name}_redis"
+
+  defp make_redis_key(cache_name, key) when is_binary(key) do
+    "aprsme:#{cache_name}:#{key}"
+  end
+
+  defp make_redis_key(cache_name, key) do
+    "aprsme:#{cache_name}:#{:erlang.phash2(key)}"
+  end
+
+  defp serialize(value) do
+    :erlang.term_to_binary(value)
+  end
+
+  defp deserialize(binary) when is_binary(binary) do
+    :erlang.binary_to_term(binary)
+  rescue
+    _ -> nil
+  end
+
+  defp scan_keys(cache_name, pattern) do
+    scan_keys(cache_name, pattern, "0", [])
+  end
+
+  defp scan_keys(cache_name, pattern, cursor, acc) do
+    case Redix.command(redis_name(cache_name), ["SCAN", cursor, "MATCH", pattern, "COUNT", "100"]) do
+      {:ok, [new_cursor, keys]} ->
+        new_acc = acc ++ keys
+
+        if new_cursor == "0" do
+          {:ok, new_acc}
+        else
+          scan_keys(cache_name, pattern, new_cursor, new_acc)
+        end
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp redis_host do
+    redis_url = System.get_env("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379")
+    uri = URI.parse(redis_url)
+    uri.host || "localhost"
+  end
+
+  defp redis_port do
+    redis_url = System.get_env("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379")
+    uri = URI.parse(redis_url)
+    uri.port || 6379
+  end
+
+  defp redis_password do
+    redis_url = System.get_env("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379")
+    uri = URI.parse(redis_url)
+
+    case uri.userinfo do
+      nil ->
+        nil
+
+      userinfo ->
+        case String.split(userinfo, ":") do
+          [_, password] -> password
+          _ -> nil
+        end
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/aprsme/redis_rate_limiter.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+defmodule Aprsme.RedisRateLimiter do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Redis-backed distributed rate limiter using sliding window algorithm.
+  """
+
+  require Logger
+
+  @redis_pool_size 5
+
+  def child_spec(_opts) do
+    children = [
+      {Redix,
+       name: __MODULE__, host: redis_host(), port: redis_port(), password: redis_password(), pool_size: @redis_pool_size}
+    ]
+
+    %{
+      id: __MODULE__,
+      type: :supervisor,
+      start: {Supervisor, :start_link, [children, [strategy: :one_for_one, name: :"#{__MODULE__}_supervisor"]]}
+    }
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Check rate limit using sliding window algorithm.
+
+  ## Parameters
+    - bucket: The rate limit bucket (e.g., "user:123" or "ip:192.168.1.1")
+    - limit: Maximum number of requests allowed
+    - window_ms: Time window in milliseconds
+    
+  ## Returns
+    - {:allow, count} if under limit
+    - {:deny, limit} if over limit
+  """
+  def check_rate(bucket, limit, window_ms) do
+    now = System.system_time(:millisecond)
+    window_start = now - window_ms
+    key = make_key(bucket)
+
+    # Lua script for atomic sliding window rate limiting
+    lua_script = """
+    local key = KEYS[1]
+    local now = tonumber(ARGV[1])
+    local window_start = tonumber(ARGV[2])
+    local limit = tonumber(ARGV[3])
+
+    -- Remove old entries
+    redis.call('ZREMRANGEBYSCORE', key, 0, window_start)
+
+    -- Count current entries
+    local current = redis.call('ZCARD', key)
+
+    if current < limit then
+      -- Add new entry
+      redis.call('ZADD', key, now, now)
+      -- Set expiry
+      redis.call('EXPIRE', key, math.ceil(ARGV[4] / 1000))
+      return {1, current + 1}
+    else
+      return {0, limit}
+    end
+    """
+
+    case Redix.command(__MODULE__, ["EVAL", lua_script, 1, key, now, window_start, limit, window_ms]) do
+      {:ok, [1, count]} ->
+        {:allow, count}
+
+      {:ok, [0, limit]} ->
+        {:deny, limit}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        Logger.error("Redis rate limit error for #{bucket}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+        # Fail open - allow request if Redis is down
+        {:allow, 1}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Reset rate limit for a bucket
+  """
+  def reset(bucket) do
+    key = make_key(bucket)
+
+    case Redix.command(__MODULE__, ["DEL", key]) do
+      {:ok, _} ->
+        :ok
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        Logger.error("Redis rate limit reset error for #{bucket}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Get current count for a bucket
+  """
+  def count(bucket, window_ms) do
+    now = System.system_time(:millisecond)
+    window_start = now - window_ms
+    key = make_key(bucket)
+
+    # Clean up old entries and count
+    case Redix.pipeline(__MODULE__, [
+           ["ZREMRANGEBYSCORE", key, 0, window_start],
+           ["ZCARD", key]
+         ]) do
+      {:ok, [_, count]} ->
+        {:ok, count}
+
+      {:error, reason} ->
+        Logger.error("Redis rate limit count error for #{bucket}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+        {:error, reason}
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Get remaining requests for a bucket
+  """
+  def remaining(bucket, limit, window_ms) do
+    case count(bucket, window_ms) do
+      {:ok, current} -> {:ok, max(0, limit - current)}
+      error -> error
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Private functions
+
+  defp make_key(bucket) do
+    "aprsme:rate_limit:#{bucket}"
+  end
+
+  defp redis_host do
+    redis_url = System.get_env("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379")
+    uri = URI.parse(redis_url)
+    uri.host || "localhost"
+  end
+
+  defp redis_port do
+    redis_url = System.get_env("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379")
+    uri = URI.parse(redis_url)
+    uri.port || 6379
+  end
+
+  defp redis_password do
+    redis_url = System.get_env("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379")
+    uri = URI.parse(redis_url)
+
+    case uri.userinfo do
+      nil ->
+        nil
+
+      userinfo ->
+        case String.split(userinfo, ":") do
+          [_, password] -> password
+          _ -> nil
+        end
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/aprsme_web/aprs_symbol.ex

@@ -238,14 +238,14 @@ defmodule AprsmeWeb.AprsSymbol do
     if is_nil(callsign) do
       cache_key = "symbol_html:#{symbol_table}:#{symbol_code}:#{size}"
 
-      case Cachex.get(:symbol_cache, cache_key) do
+      case Aprsme.Cache.get(:symbol_cache, cache_key) do
         {:ok, html} when not is_nil(html) ->
           html
 
         _ ->
           html = generate_marker_html(symbol_table, symbol_code, nil, size)
           # Cache for 1 hour since symbols don't change
-          Cachex.put(:symbol_cache, cache_key, html, ttl: to_timeout(hour: 1))
+          Aprsme.Cache.put(:symbol_cache, cache_key, html, ttl: Aprsme.Cache.to_timeout(hour: 1))
           html
       end
     else

lib/aprsme_web/plugs/rate_limiter.ex

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ defmodule AprsmeWeb.Plugs.RateLimiter do
     limit = opts[:limit]
     error_message = opts[:error_message]
 
-    case Aprsme.RateLimiter.hit("rate_limit:#{key}", scale, limit) do
+    case Aprsme.RateLimiterWrapper.hit("rate_limit:#{key}", scale, limit) do
       {:allow, _count} ->
         conn