Why Sentinel Fails for Per‑User Hourly Limits and How Redis + Lua Solves It
The article compares four user‑level rate‑limiting approaches—Sentinel hotspot parameters, Sentinel ordinary flow control with cluster mode, Redis ZSet + Lua scripts, and Guava RateLimiter—explaining why Sentinel is unsuitable for long‑window low‑frequency limits and why Redis + Lua is the optimal solution for high‑traffic e‑commerce scenarios.
