Redis

What is Redis?

Most developers from a web services background are probably familiar with Redis. At it's core, Redis is an open-source key-value store that can be used as a cache, message broker, and database. Developers choice Redis because it is fast, has a large ecosystem of client libraries, and has been deployed by major enterprises for years.

In addition to the traditional uses of Redis. Redis also provides Redis Modules which are a way to extend Redis with new capabilities, commands and data types. Example modules include RedisJSON, RedisTimeSeries, RedisBloom and RediSearch.

Deployment options

There are a number of ways to deploy Redis. For local development, the quickest method is to use the Redis Stack docker container which we will use here. Redis Stack contains a number of Redis modules that can be used together to create a fast, multi-model data store and query engine.

For production use cases, The easiest way to get started is to use the Redis Cloud service. Redis Cloud is a fully managed Redis service. You can also deploy Redis on your own infrastructure using Redis Enterprise. Redis Enterprise is a fully managed Redis service that can be deployed in kubernetes, on-premises or in the cloud.

Additionally, every major cloud provider (AWS Marketplace, Google Marketplace, or [Azure Marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/garantiadata.redis_enterprise_1sp_publi