"Bizerte": The Slow Application

Scenario: "Bizerte": The Slow Application

Level: Medium

Type: Fix

Tags: redis  

Description: A Python web application running on port 5000 from the /opt directory is experiencing severe performance issues; every request takes more than 5 seconds to complete.
The application is supposed to use the redis-server cache service for speed.

Your mission is to diagnose the performance bottleneck and restore the application to its normal, fast response time.

Do not change the Python application file slow_app.py.

Root (sudo) Access: True

Test: curl localhost:5000 returns Data from FAST cache!

The "Check My Solution" button runs the script /home/admin/agent/check.sh, which you can see and execute.

Time to Solve: 15 minutes.


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Updated: 2025-09-13 01:50 UTC – c8571bf