{
  "id": 12815303,
  "title": "Redis by proxy: Percona targets the last major hurdle to Valkey adoption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/redis-by-proxy-percona-targets-the-last-major-hurdle-to-valkey",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:54:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New Stack",
    "slug": "the-new-stack",
    "url": "https://thenewstack.io/valkey-proxy-redis-percona/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "When Redis switched its licensing in 2024 from permissive BSD to proprietary alternatives, it sparked a major rift in the community. Within days, the Linux Foundation launched Valkey, an open source fork. Despite a later return to optionality with the AGPLv3 license in 2025, Valkey proceeded on its own trajectory. Valkey has since worked to reduce memory usage, introduce cluster management, access control and AI-assisted maintenance work. Yet, for many Redis users, there's a crucial migration obstacle remaining. Redis operates as a single in-memory data store, while many applications are built to interact with it as one instance. Transferring these apps to a Valkey Cluster necessitates code changes for handling multiple nodes, routing and command behavior differences. Although commercial Redis offerings and some cloud services employ proxy layers to circumvent this issue, those wanting to run Valkey independently have been without a comparable solution. Percona, an open source database software and services company supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB and a backer of Valkey, aims to fill this gap with Valkey-proxy, an open source proxy enabling existing applications to connect to a Valkey Cluster without rewrites. Percona, which also backs Valkey alongside tech giants AWS, Google Cloud and Oracle, recognizes the need for this proxy as one of the last significant barriers to wider Valkey adoption. While alternatives like Envoy exist, they lack full Valkey protocol understanding and thus can't support all its features. Percona is developing Valkey-proxy internally, with plans to open development to the wider community. The proxy aims to cater to organizations managing their own infrastructure, including those on premises, and to provide flexibility for future enhancements. Percona will soon integrate Valkey-proxy into the Valkey project, aiming for public availability by October, a release candidate in December and general availability early 2027. Early adopters like Freshworks will help identify edge cases during testing.",
  "summary": "When Redis changed its licensing in 2024, replacing its permissive BSD license with proprietary, source-available alternatives, it prompted a major The post Redis by proxy: Percona targets the last major hurdle to Valkey adoption appeared first on The New Stack .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}