diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbe.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbe.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c41875ced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbe.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+
+namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoding;
+
+///
+/// Pings the configured Redis transcode session store once at startup so an unreachable store is
+/// reported there instead of being discovered as a silent loss of cross-pod takeover.
+///
+public sealed class TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbe : IHostedService
+{
+ private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
+ private readonly ILogger _logger;
+
+ ///
+ /// Initializes a new instance of the class.
+ ///
+ /// The service provider used to resolve the Redis connection.
+ /// The logger.
+ public TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbe(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ILogger logger)
+ {
+ _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
+ _logger = logger;
+ }
+
+ ///
+ public async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ // Resolved here rather than injected: connecting must not be able to abort startup.
+ var redis = _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService();
+ var roundTrip = await redis.GetDatabase().PingAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+ _logger.LogInformation(
+ "Redis transcode session store is reachable ({RoundTripMs}ms round trip). HA transcode takeover is active.",
+ (long)roundTrip.TotalMilliseconds);
+ }
+ catch (Exception ex)
+ {
+ _logger.LogError(
+ ex,
+ "Redis transcode session store is configured but UNREACHABLE. HA transcode takeover is not working: sessions stay local to this instance and are lost when it restarts. Check {Key}.",
+ TranscodeStoreOptions.RedisConnectionStringKey);
+ }
+ }
+
+ ///
+ public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
index 0077b52bf1..1dffd75401 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Reflection;
using Emby.Server.Implementations;
-using Emby.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoding;
using Emby.Server.Implementations.ScheduledTasks;
using Emby.Server.Implementations.Session;
using Jellyfin.Api.WebSocketListeners;
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Database.Implementations;
using Jellyfin.Drawing;
using Jellyfin.Drawing.Skia;
using Jellyfin.LiveTv;
+using Jellyfin.Server.Extensions;
using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Activity;
using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Devices;
using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Events;
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Providers.Lyric;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using StackExchange.Redis;
namespace Jellyfin.Server
{
@@ -107,29 +106,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
serviceCollection.AddScoped();
// Transcode session store: Redis-backed when configured, no-op otherwise.
- serviceCollection.Configure(_startupConfig.GetSection("Jellyfin:TranscodeStore"));
- var redisConnectionString = _startupConfig["Jellyfin:TranscodeStore:RedisConnectionString"];
- if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(redisConnectionString))
- {
- serviceCollection.AddSingleton(sp =>
- {
- try
- {
- return ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(redisConnectionString);
- }
- catch (Exception ex)
- {
- sp.GetRequiredService>()
- .LogError(ex, "Failed to connect to Redis. Check the Jellyfin:TranscodeStore:RedisConnectionString configuration.");
- throw;
- }
- });
- serviceCollection.AddSingleton();
- }
- else
- {
- serviceCollection.AddSingleton();
- }
+ var redisConnectionString = _startupConfig[TranscodeStoreOptions.RedisConnectionStringKey];
+ serviceCollection.AddTranscodeSessionStore(_startupConfig, Logger);
// Scan-leader lease: gates periodic library-mutating scheduled tasks to a single leader
// instance. Redis-backed when enabled and a Redis connection is configured, no-op otherwise.
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/ConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/ConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90a5035aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/ConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Extensions;
+
+///
+/// Extensions for building the application configuration.
+///
+public static class ConfigurationBuilderExtensions
+{
+ ///
+ /// The environment variable prefix that maps onto this fork's own Jellyfin:* configuration
+ /// keys, for example Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__RedisConnectionString.
+ ///
+ public const string JellyfinSectionEnvironmentPrefix = "Jellyfin__";
+
+ ///
+ /// The configuration section root this fork keeps its own settings under.
+ ///
+ public const string JellyfinSectionRoot = "Jellyfin";
+
+ ///
+ /// Adds environment variables named Jellyfin__Section__Key as the configuration keys
+ /// Jellyfin:Section:Key.
+ ///
+ ///
+ /// The base configuration only reads JELLYFIN_ prefixed environment variables, so the
+ /// unprefixed form every manifest, chart and document uses would otherwise be dropped and the
+ /// feature it configures would stay off with no error.
+ ///
+ /// The configuration builder.
+ /// The updated configuration builder.
+ public static IConfigurationBuilder AddJellyfinSectionEnvironmentVariables(this IConfigurationBuilder builder)
+ {
+ // Read through the framework provider so "__" to ":" normalisation and case handling match the
+ // prefixed form exactly; the prefix it strips is then put back as the section root.
+ var scoped = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+ .AddEnvironmentVariables(JellyfinSectionEnvironmentPrefix)
+ .Build();
+
+ var entries = scoped.AsEnumerable()
+ .Where(entry => entry.Value is not null)
+ .Select(entry => new KeyValuePair(
+ ConfigurationPath.Combine(JellyfinSectionRoot, entry.Key),
+ entry.Value))
+ .ToList();
+
+ return builder.AddInMemoryCollection(entries);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/TranscodeStoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/TranscodeStoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60ca77817d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/TranscodeStoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using Emby.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoding;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Extensions;
+
+///
+/// Extensions for registering the transcode session store.
+///
+public static class TranscodeStoreServiceCollectionExtensions
+{
+ ///
+ /// Registers the transcode session store, Redis-backed when a connection string is configured and
+ /// no-op otherwise, and reports the selected store at .
+ ///
+ /// The service collection.
+ /// The configuration to read Jellyfin:TranscodeStore from.
+ /// The logger to report the selected store on.
+ /// The updated service collection.
+ public static IServiceCollection AddTranscodeSessionStore(
+ this IServiceCollection serviceCollection,
+ IConfiguration configuration,
+ ILogger logger)
+ {
+ ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(configuration);
+ ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(logger);
+
+ serviceCollection.Configure(configuration.GetSection(TranscodeStoreOptions.ConfigurationSection));
+
+ var redisConnectionString = configuration[TranscodeStoreOptions.RedisConnectionStringKey];
+ if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(redisConnectionString))
+ {
+ logger.LogInformation(
+ "Transcode session store: {Store}. Cross-pod transcode takeover is off; set {Key} to enable it.",
+ nameof(NullTranscodeSessionStore),
+ TranscodeStoreOptions.RedisConnectionStringKey);
+
+ return serviceCollection.AddSingleton();
+ }
+
+ logger.LogInformation(
+ "Transcode session store: {Store} on {Endpoints}.",
+ nameof(RedisTranscodeSessionStore),
+ DescribeEndpoints(redisConnectionString));
+
+ serviceCollection.AddSingleton(sp =>
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ return ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(redisConnectionString);
+ }
+ catch (Exception ex)
+ {
+ sp.GetRequiredService>()
+ .LogError(ex, "Failed to connect to Redis. Check the {Key} configuration.", TranscodeStoreOptions.RedisConnectionStringKey);
+ throw;
+ }
+ });
+ serviceCollection.AddSingleton();
+ serviceCollection.AddHostedService();
+
+ return serviceCollection;
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Renders the endpoints of a connection string for logging. The connection string itself is never
+ /// logged because it can carry a password.
+ ///
+ private static string DescribeEndpoints(string redisConnectionString)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ return string.Join(
+ ',',
+ ConfigurationOptions.Parse(redisConnectionString).EndPoints.Select(endpoint => endpoint.ToString()));
+ }
+ catch (ArgumentException)
+ {
+ return "(unparsable connection string)";
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
index 8390c91313..5530cfae93 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
.AddInMemoryCollection(inMemoryDefaultConfig)
.AddJsonFile(LoggingConfigFileDefault, optional: false, reloadOnChange: true)
.AddJsonFile(LoggingConfigFileSystem, optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
+ // Added before the prefixed source so an explicit JELLYFIN_ variable still wins.
+ .AddJellyfinSectionEnvironmentVariables()
.AddEnvironmentVariables("JELLYFIN_")
.AddInMemoryCollection(commandLineOpts.ConvertToConfig());
}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreOptions.cs
index 65a7b31348..ea527b80cf 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreOptions.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
///
public sealed class TranscodeStoreOptions
{
+ ///
+ /// The configuration section these options bind from.
+ ///
+ public const string ConfigurationSection = "Jellyfin:TranscodeStore";
+
+ ///
+ /// The configuration key holding the Redis connection string.
+ ///
+ public const string RedisConnectionStringKey = ConfigurationSection + ":RedisConnectionString";
+
///
/// Gets or sets the Redis connection string.
/// A null or empty value indicates single-instance mode, where
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 816aba126b..7ac2845e7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ dotnet run --project Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj -- \
### HA mode with Redis
-Set the `Jellyfin:TranscodeStore:RedisConnectionString` configuration key. You can pass it as an environment variable, a `DOTNET_` prefixed env var, or in a JSON config file.
+Set the `Jellyfin:TranscodeStore:RedisConnectionString` configuration key. You can pass it as a `Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__RedisConnectionString` environment variable, as the equivalent `JELLYFIN_` prefixed variable, or in a JSON config file.
**Environment variable:**
@@ -98,7 +98,14 @@ dotnet run --project Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj -- \
}
```
-When `RedisConnectionString` is set, `RedisTranscodeSessionStore` is registered in DI. If the Redis connection fails at startup, the server throws and refuses to start — this is intentional so you don't silently fall back to broken HA behavior.
+The selected store is logged at startup, so HA transcoding is never on or off without a signal:
+
+```
+Transcode session store: RedisTranscodeSessionStore on valkey:6379.
+Redis transcode session store is reachable (2ms round trip). HA transcode takeover is active.
+```
+
+Without a connection string the line reads `Transcode session store: NullTranscodeSessionStore`. A configured but unreachable store is logged at `Error`; the server keeps serving with per-instance sessions rather than refusing to start.
---
diff --git a/docs/FORK-DIFF.md b/docs/FORK-DIFF.md
index 0483ed27ff..b7656f4093 100644
--- a/docs/FORK-DIFF.md
+++ b/docs/FORK-DIFF.md
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ auth or plugin logic is rewritten.
| `MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreOptions.cs` | `RedisConnectionString`, `LeaseDurationSeconds` and `SessionRetentionSeconds` |
| `MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/NullTranscodeSessionStore.cs` | No-op store used when no Redis connection is configured |
| `Emby.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoding/RedisTranscodeSessionStore.cs` | Redis store; sessions under `jellyfin:transcode:{playSessionId}`, key TTL is the retention window so an orphaned session outlives its lease |
+| `Emby.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbe.cs` | Startup ping; an unreachable configured store is logged at `Error` instead of failing open silently |
+| `Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/TranscodeStoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs` | Store selection, logged at `Information` so the active store is visible at startup |
+| `Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/ConfigurationBuilderExtensions.cs` | Reads bare `Jellyfin__*` environment variables into the `Jellyfin:*` configuration root |
Lease takeover and renewal each run as a single Lua script, so concurrent pods cannot both
claim an expired lease and a renewal cannot revert a takeover. The expiry is stored as unix
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreWiringTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreWiringTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61df768846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/MediaEncoding/TranscodeStoreWiringTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Emby.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoding;
+using Jellyfin.Server;
+using Jellyfin.Server.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Moq;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+using Testcontainers.Redis;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.MediaEncoding;
+
+///
+/// Drives the whole configuration path a deployment uses: a bare Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__*
+/// environment variable, the server's own configuration builder, the store registration, and a
+/// session round-trip against a real Valkey server.
+///
+[Trait("Category", "RequiresDocker")]
+public sealed class TranscodeStoreWiringTests : IAsyncLifetime
+{
+ private const string RedisConnectionStringVariable = "Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__RedisConnectionString";
+
+ private readonly RedisContainer _container;
+ private string _configDirectory = string.Empty;
+
+ ///
+ /// Initializes a new instance of the class.
+ ///
+ public TranscodeStoreWiringTests()
+ {
+ _container = new RedisBuilder("valkey/valkey:8-alpine").Build();
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Starts Valkey and lays out the configuration directory the server reads at startup.
+ ///
+ /// A representing the asynchronous operation.
+ public async ValueTask InitializeAsync()
+ {
+ await _container.StartAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+ _configDirectory = Directory.CreateTempSubdirectory("jellyfin-wiring-test").FullName;
+ await File.WriteAllTextAsync(Path.Combine(_configDirectory, "logging.default.json"), "{}").ConfigureAwait(false);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Removes the environment variable, configuration directory and container.
+ ///
+ /// A representing the asynchronous operation.
+ public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+ {
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(RedisConnectionStringVariable, null);
+
+ if (_configDirectory.Length > 0)
+ {
+ Directory.Delete(_configDirectory, true);
+ }
+
+ await _container.DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// The variable form deployments set selects the Redis store and that store really talks to Valkey.
+ ///
+ /// A representing the asynchronous operation.
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task ManifestStyleEnvironmentVariable_Should_Reach_Valkey()
+ {
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(
+ RedisConnectionStringVariable,
+ _container.GetConnectionString() + ",abortConnect=false");
+
+ var appPaths = new Mock();
+ appPaths.Setup(paths => paths.ConfigurationDirectoryPath).Returns(_configDirectory);
+ var configuration = Program.CreateAppConfiguration(new StartupOptions(), appPaths.Object);
+
+ var services = new ServiceCollection();
+ services.AddLogging();
+ services.AddTranscodeSessionStore(configuration, NullLogger.Instance);
+
+ await using var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+
+ var store = provider.GetRequiredService();
+ Assert.IsType(store);
+
+ var playSessionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+ await store.SetAsync(
+ TranscodeSession.CreateForPlaylist(playSessionId, "media-1", "pod-a", "/transcodes/abc.m3u8", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)),
+ TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+ var stored = await store.TryGetAsync(playSessionId, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+ Assert.NotNull(stored);
+ Assert.Equal("pod-a", stored.OwnerPod);
+
+ var redis = provider.GetRequiredService();
+ Assert.True(await redis.GetDatabase().KeyExistsAsync("jellyfin:transcode:" + playSessionId));
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/JellyfinSectionConfigurationTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/JellyfinSectionConfigurationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cfc9518ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/JellyfinSectionConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Tests.HighAvailability;
+
+///
+/// The fork's own settings live under the Jellyfin:* configuration root and every manifest,
+/// chart and document sets them as bare Jellyfin__Section__Key environment variables. The
+/// startup configuration the host reads them from must therefore accept that form; when it does not,
+/// a correctly set variable is dropped and the feature it configures stays off without any error.
+///
+public sealed class JellyfinSectionConfigurationTests : IDisposable
+{
+ private const string RedisKey = "Jellyfin:TranscodeStore:RedisConnectionString";
+ private const string UnprefixedVariable = "Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__RedisConnectionString";
+ private const string PrefixedVariable = "JELLYFIN_Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__RedisConnectionString";
+ private const string LeaseUnprefixedVariable = "Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__LeaseDurationSeconds";
+
+ private readonly string _configDirectory;
+
+ public JellyfinSectionConfigurationTests()
+ {
+ _configDirectory = Directory.CreateTempSubdirectory("jellyfin-config-test").FullName;
+ File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(_configDirectory, "logging.default.json"), "{}");
+ }
+
+ public void Dispose()
+ {
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(UnprefixedVariable, null);
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(PrefixedVariable, null);
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(LeaseUnprefixedVariable, null);
+ Directory.Delete(_configDirectory, true);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CreateAppConfiguration_Should_Read_UnprefixedVariable()
+ {
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(UnprefixedVariable, "valkey-cheeztv-valkey:6379,abortConnect=false");
+
+ var config = CreateConfiguration();
+
+ Assert.Equal("valkey-cheeztv-valkey:6379,abortConnect=false", config[RedisKey]);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CreateAppConfiguration_Should_Read_UnprefixedNonStringValue()
+ {
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(LeaseUnprefixedVariable, "45");
+
+ var config = CreateConfiguration();
+
+ Assert.Equal("45", config["Jellyfin:TranscodeStore:LeaseDurationSeconds"]);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CreateAppConfiguration_Should_Read_PrefixedVariable()
+ {
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(PrefixedVariable, "redis:6379");
+
+ var config = CreateConfiguration();
+
+ Assert.Equal("redis:6379", config[RedisKey]);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CreateAppConfiguration_Should_Prefer_PrefixedVariable()
+ {
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(UnprefixedVariable, "unprefixed:6379");
+ Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(PrefixedVariable, "prefixed:6379");
+
+ var config = CreateConfiguration();
+
+ Assert.Equal("prefixed:6379", config[RedisKey]);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CreateAppConfiguration_Should_Leave_Key_Unset_Without_Variables()
+ {
+ var config = CreateConfiguration();
+
+ Assert.Null(config[RedisKey]);
+ }
+
+ private IConfiguration CreateConfiguration()
+ {
+ var appPaths = new Mock();
+ appPaths.Setup(paths => paths.ConfigurationDirectoryPath).Returns(_configDirectory);
+
+ return Program.CreateAppConfiguration(new StartupOptions(), appPaths.Object);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/RecordingLogger.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/RecordingLogger.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ebd00b256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/RecordingLogger.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Tests.HighAvailability;
+
+///
+/// An that keeps every formatted entry so tests can assert on the startup
+/// signals operators rely on.
+///
+/// The category type.
+internal sealed class RecordingLogger : ILogger
+{
+ private readonly List<(LogLevel Level, string Message, Exception? Exception)> _entries = new();
+
+ public IReadOnlyList<(LogLevel Level, string Message, Exception? Exception)> Entries => _entries;
+
+ public IDisposable BeginScope(TState state)
+ where TState : notnull
+ => NoopScope.Instance;
+
+ public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel) => true;
+
+ public void Log(LogLevel logLevel, EventId eventId, TState state, Exception? exception, Func formatter)
+ {
+ ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(formatter);
+ _entries.Add((logLevel, formatter(state, exception), exception));
+ }
+
+ public bool HasEntry(LogLevel level, string substring)
+ => _entries.Any(entry => entry.Level == level && entry.Message.Contains(substring, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+
+ private sealed class NoopScope : IDisposable
+ {
+ public static readonly NoopScope Instance = new();
+
+ public void Dispose()
+ {
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbeTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbeTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f952a6001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Tests/HighAvailability/TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbeTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Emby.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoding;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Moq;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Server.Tests.HighAvailability;
+
+///
+/// A Redis store that cannot be reached degrades silently: the client is configured not to abort the
+/// connection and every call site swallows failures. The probe is the only startup signal, so both of
+/// its outcomes are pinned here.
+///
+public sealed class TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbeTests
+{
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task StartAsync_Should_Log_Information_When_Reachable()
+ {
+ var database = new Mock();
+ database.Setup(db => db.PingAsync(It.IsAny())).ReturnsAsync(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(3));
+
+ var (logger, probe) = CreateProbe(database.Object);
+
+ await probe.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+ Assert.True(logger.HasEntry(LogLevel.Information, "reachable"));
+ Assert.DoesNotContain(logger.Entries, entry => entry.Level >= LogLevel.Warning);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task StartAsync_Should_Log_Error_When_Unreachable()
+ {
+ var database = new Mock();
+ database.Setup(db => db.PingAsync(It.IsAny()))
+ .ThrowsAsync(new RedisConnectionException(ConnectionFailureType.UnableToConnect, "no route to host"));
+
+ var (logger, probe) = CreateProbe(database.Object);
+
+ await probe.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+ Assert.True(logger.HasEntry(LogLevel.Error, "UNREACHABLE"));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task StartAsync_Should_Log_Error_Instead_Of_Aborting_Startup()
+ {
+ var services = new ServiceCollection();
+ services.AddSingleton(_ => throw new RedisConnectionException(ConnectionFailureType.UnableToConnect, "no route to host"));
+ using var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+
+ var logger = new RecordingLogger();
+ var probe = new TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbe(provider, logger);
+
+ await probe.StartAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+ Assert.True(logger.HasEntry(LogLevel.Error, "UNREACHABLE"));
+ }
+
+ private static (RecordingLogger Logger, TranscodeStoreConnectivityProbe Probe) CreateProbe(IDatabase database)
+ {
+ var multiplexer = new Mock();
+ multiplexer.Setup(redis => redis.GetDatabase(It.IsAny(), It.IsAny