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 Building KeyDB
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-KeyDB can be compiled and is tested for use on Linux.  KeyDB currently relies on SO_REUSEADDR's load balancing behavior which is available only in Linux.  When we support marshalling connections across threads we plan to support other operating systems such as FreeBSD.
+KeyDB can be compiled and is tested for use on Linux.  KeyDB currently relies on SO_REUSEPORT's load balancing behavior which is available only in Linux.  When we support marshalling connections across threads we plan to support other operating systems such as FreeBSD.
 
 Install dependencies: