getredash/redash

Show meaningful error message when Redash can't connect to Redis or Postgres

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#3,704 opened on Apr 11, 2019

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Description

During startup, if Redash fails to connect to Redis or Postgres it will raise an unexpected exception. We should catch these exceptions, showing a meaningful message and pointing the user to setup instructions to explain what Redash depends on.

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Research direction
Investigate the startup code in Redash to identify where connections to Redis and Postgres are made. Catch the connection exceptions and modify the error output to display a meaningful message with setup instructions.
Tech stack
pythonredispostgresql
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
PythonRedisPostgreSQL
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70