Onboarding
See all articlesRedis Software Onboarding Overview
This onboarding guide walks you through the key steps required to successfully deploy and operate Redis Software. Eac...
Introduction to Redis Software
Redis Software is a self-managed, enterprise-grade version of Redis designed for organizations that need scalability,...
System and Infrastructure Requirements
Before deploying Redis, review and complete the Core Hardware & OS Setup, configure your Network Configuration, and a...
Installing Redis Software
Once all nodes are prepared with the operating system installed, network connectivity confirmed, and the installation...
Choosing a Cluster Name
Choosing the right cluster name is a critical step when setting up your Redis deployment. The cluster name is perman...
DNS Setup for Redis Cluster Access
Setting up DNS correctly is essential for Redis to support high-availability, automatic failover, and reliable commun...
Managing Clusters
See all articlesRead-Only Access for Replica Of in Redis Software
In Redis Software, there are two common meanings behind “read-only replica,” and choosing the right one depends on yo...
IPv6 in Redis Software: Configuration, Troubleshooting, and Best Practices
Redis Software supports full IPv6 internal cluster communication (cluster management traffic) for new clusters starti...
Performing Faceted Search with Redis Software
Faceted search in Redis Software provides a fast way to group and filter data by attributes using the Redis Search mo...
How to Find or Configure the Host and Port in Redis Software
Redis Software uses a shared-nothing architecture, where each database runs in isolation with its own memory, storage...
Sharding a Bloom Filter in Redis Software
Redis Software enables scalable Bloom filters via the RedisBloom module, allowing explicit sharding across nodes to o...
Change the Location of Socket Files
Learn how to configure or relocate socket files used by Redis Software. This article covers the default socket file p...
Observability and Performance
See all articlesAdd Documents to an Index in Redis Software
Redis Software supports automatic, real-time indexing for both Hash and JSON documents using Redis Search 2.0 and lat...
Performing the Redis Software 8.0.2 Upgrade (In-Place and Rolling Methods)
Redis Software 8.0.2 introduces validated upgrade paths, new operational safeguards, and compatibility changes across...
Upgrade Preparation for Redis Software 8.0.2
Preparing a Redis Software cluster for the 8.0.2 upgrade ensures a stable, predictable process with minimal downtime....
Flex v2 in Redis Software: Choosing, Migrating, Operating
Flex v2 on Redis Software uses locally attached, dedicated SSDs (NVMe preferred) to extend beyond DRAM while keeping ...
Monitoring Redis Software with Prometheus and Datadog
Redis Software clusters expose a Prometheus-compatible metrics endpoint on each node, enabling robust observability f...
Monitoring Redis Deployments
Monitoring in Redis helps ensure performance, availability, and system health by exposing real-time metrics at every ...
Operating Redis Software
See all articlesHow to Scale Shards in an Active-Active Database with Minimal Service Impact
Redis Software Active-Active databases use CRDT-based multi-primary replication across participating clusters. Each p...
How to Download a Specific or Older Redis Enterprise Software Version
The Redis Software download portal is the default location for downloading installation packages. However, the portal...
Increasing Redis Node Memory (RAM) Without Downtime
Redis Software allows increasing a node’s effective memory limit (maxmemory) dynamically when sufficient host-level R...
Safely Resharding a Redis Software Database: Best Practices and Step-by-Step Guide
Resharding in Redis Software lets you increase shard count to scale throughput and memory capacity without downtime. ...
Migrating a Mixed 7.x/8.x Environment: Client-Side Best Practices
Mixed-version environments occur during rolling upgrades or phased migrations, where some databases run Redis 7.4 and...
OSS Cluster API Configuration Guide
The OSS Cluster API in Redis Software enables client applications to connect directly to cluster nodes and shards usi...
Troubleshooting Redis Software
See all articlesRedis Gears Fails After Upgrade Due to Missing Dependencies
Redis Gears relies on external runtimes (Python or JVM) and shared libraries that are not always bundled with the mod...
Detecting and Preventing Unsupported Multi-Key Commands in Active-Active (CRDB)
Redis Software Active-Active (CRDB) uses conflict-free replicated data types (CRDTs) to enable multi-region writes wi...
Understanding Redis Software Certificate Expiration Warnings and What to Do Next
Redis Software uses TLS certificates to secure key cluster components, including the Cluster Manager UI, REST API, da...
Troubleshoot Unreachable Active-Active (CRDB) Participants
Active-Active (CRDB) databases in Redis Software rely on syncer processes over TLS connections to replicate data betw...
Configuring Firewall for RHEL in Redis Installation and Upgrade
Redis Software clusters rely on consistent internal node-to-node communication (control-plane services, database serv...
Redis Software Connection Limits: Understanding the 10,000 Default and How to Extend It
Redis Software uses a default limit of 10,000 concurrent client connections per shard process. This limit is controll...