From 813d6efda55dcda590189abffcee9162c3c402d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Classic298 <27028174+Classic298@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:31:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: replies stop reaching other instances when the Redis
 user is limited by an ACL

Since WEBSOCKET_REDIS_ROOM_CHANNELS became the default, a Redis user whose ACL only allows the socketio and open-webui:* channels is refused the new socketio#* channels. Instances then only log a repeating "Cannot receive from redis" retry and stop hearing each other, so a reply streamed on one instance never reaches a tab connected to another. Now the instance logs an error naming the Redis ACL rule to add (&socketio#*) and falls back to the single socketio channel, as with WEBSOCKET_REDIS_ROOM_CHANNELS=False. Replies reach every tab again, and adding the rule and restarting brings back the per-room channels and the CPU they save.
---
 .../open_webui/socket/redis_room_channels.py  | 21 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/socket/redis_room_channels.py b/backend/open_webui/socket/redis_room_channels.py
index 715ccc1ea9..91b0d61788 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/socket/redis_room_channels.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/socket/redis_room_channels.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 
+from redis.exceptions import NoPermissionError
 from socketio import AsyncRedisManager
 
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ class AsyncRedisRoomChannelManager(AsyncRedisManager):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._local_room_channels = set()
+        self._use_room_channels: bool = True
 
     # collision-free while namespaces contain no '#' (socket.io default '/'); rooms may contain '#'
     def _room_channel(self, namespace, room):
@@ -26,8 +28,16 @@ class AsyncRedisRoomChannelManager(AsyncRedisManager):
         if room is not None and room not in self.rooms.get(namespace, {}):
             self._local_room_channels.discard(self._room_channel(namespace, room))
 
+    def _fall_back_to_shared_channel(self) -> None:
+        self._use_room_channels = False
+        self._get_logger().error(
+            'Cannot use redis room channels... falling back to the shared channel '
+            '(add &%s#* to the redis ACL or set WEBSOCKET_REDIS_ROOM_CHANNELS=False)',
+            self.channel,
+        )
+
     async def _publish(self, data):
-        if data.get('method') == 'emit' and isinstance(data.get('room'), str):
+        if self._use_room_channels and data.get('method') == 'emit' and isinstance(data.get('room'), str):
             channel = self._room_channel(data['namespace'], data['room'])
         else:
             channel = self.channel
@@ -38,6 +48,9 @@ class AsyncRedisRoomChannelManager(AsyncRedisManager):
                     self._redis_connect()
                 return await self.redis.publish(channel, self.json.dumps(data))
             except error as exc:
+                if isinstance(exc, NoPermissionError) and channel != self.channel:
+                    self._fall_back_to_shared_channel()
+                    return await self._publish(data)
                 if retries_left > 0:
                     self._get_logger().error('Cannot publish to redis... retrying', extra={'redis_exception': str(exc)})
                     self.connected = False
@@ -56,11 +69,15 @@ class AsyncRedisRoomChannelManager(AsyncRedisManager):
                 if not subscribed:
                     self._redis_connect()
                     await self.pubsub.subscribe(self.channel)
-                    await self.pubsub.psubscribe(f'{self.channel}#*')
+                    if self._use_room_channels:
+                        await self.pubsub.psubscribe(f'{self.channel}#*')
                     retry_sleep = 1
                 async for message in self.pubsub.listen():
                     yield message
             except error as exc:
+                if isinstance(exc, NoPermissionError) and self._use_room_channels:
+                    self._fall_back_to_shared_channel()
+                    continue
                 self._get_logger().error(
                     f'Cannot receive from redis... retrying in {retry_sleep} secs',
                     extra={'redis_exception': str(exc)},