--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/files/patch-src_apps_relay_hiredis__libevent2.c	Mon Mar 17 11:17:31 2025 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+--- src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c.orig	2024-12-11 18:13:38 UTC
++++ src/apps/relay/hiredis_libevent2.c
+@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct redisLibeventEvents {
+   int port;
+   char *user;
+   char *pwd;
++  char *usocket;
+   int db;
+ };
+ 
+@@ -213,8 +214,10 @@ void send_message_to_redis(redis_context_handle rch, c
+ 
+ ///////////////////////// Attach /////////////////////////////////
+ 
+-redis_context_handle redisLibeventAttach(struct event_base *base, char *ip0, int port0, char *user, char *pwd, int db) {
++redis_context_handle redisLibeventAttach(struct event_base *base, char *ip0, int port0, char *usocket, char *user, char *pwd, int db) {
+ 
++  redisAsyncContext *ac = NULL;
++  char sockpath[256] = "\0";
+   char ip[256];
+   if (ip0 && ip0[0]) {
+     STRCPY(ip, ip0);
+@@ -227,7 +230,11 @@ redis_context_handle redisLibeventAttach(struct event_
+     port = port0;
+   }
+ 
+-  redisAsyncContext *ac = redisAsyncConnect(ip, port);
++  if(usocket && usocket[0]) {
++    ac = redisAsyncConnectUnix(sockpath);
++  } else {
++    ac = redisAsyncConnect(ip, port);
++  }
+   if (!ac) {
+     fprintf(stderr, "Error: redisAsyncConnect returned NULL\n");
+     return NULL;
+@@ -253,6 +260,9 @@ redis_context_handle redisLibeventAttach(struct event_
+   if (pwd) {
+     e->pwd = strdup(pwd);
+   }
++  if (usocket) {
++    e->usocket = strdup(usocket);
++  }
+   e->db = db;
+ 
+   /* Register functions to start/stop listening for events */
+@@ -270,6 +280,16 @@ redis_context_handle redisLibeventAttach(struct event_
+   e->wev = event_new(e->base, e->context->c.fd, EV_WRITE, redisLibeventWriteEvent, e);
+ 
+   if (e->rev == NULL || e->wev == NULL) {
++    if (e->rev) {
++      event_free(e->rev);
++    }
++    if (e->wev) {
++      event_free(e->wev);
++    }
++    free(e->ip);
++    free(e->usocket);
++    free(e->user);
++    free(e->pwd);
+     free(e);
+     return NULL;
+   }
+@@ -329,7 +349,11 @@ static void redis_reconnect(struct redisLibeventEvents
+     e->context = NULL;
+   }
+ 
+-  ac = redisAsyncConnect(e->ip, e->port);
++  if(e->usocket) {
++    ac = redisAsyncConnectUnix(e->usocket);
++  } else {
++    ac = redisAsyncConnect(e->ip, e->port);
++  }
+   if (!ac) {
+     return;
+   }