Redis Open Source quick start

To quickly set up a database with Redis Stack (Redis Open Source) features, you can sign up for a free Redis Cloud subscription and create a Redis Stack database.

Alternatively, you can use one of these methods:

• [Redis Software]({{< relref "/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/quickstarts/redis-enterprise-software-quickstart" >}})
• Redis Software in a [Docker container]({{< relref "/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/quickstarts/docker-quickstart" >}})
• [Other platforms]({{< relref "/operate/kubernetes" >}}) for Redis Software

Set up a Redis Cloud database

To set up a Redis Cloud database with Redis Stack features, follow these steps:

1. Create a new Redis Cloud subscription.

2. Create a Redis Stack database.

3. Connect to the database.

For more details, see the Redis Cloud [quick start]({{< relref "/operate/rc/rc-quickstart" >}}).

Create a subscription

To create a new subscription:

1. Sign in to the Redis Cloud admin console or create a new account.

2. Select the New subscription button:

   {{<image filename="images/rc/button-subscription-new.png" alt="The New subscriptions button in the admin console menu." width="150px">}}

3. Configure your subscription:

   1. Select Fixed plans.
   2. For the cloud vendor, select Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.
   3. Select a region to deploy the subscription to.
   4. From the dataset size list, select the Free tier (30MB).
   5. Enter a name for the subscription.

4. Select the Create subscription button:

   {{<image filename="images/rc/button-subscription-create.png" alt="The Create Subscription button." width="150px">}}

Create a Redis Stack database

After you create a subscription, follow these steps to create a Redis Stack database:

1. Select the New database button:

   {{<image filename="images/rc/button-database-new.png" alt="The New Database button creates a new database for your subscription." width="120px">}}

2. In General settings, enter a Database name.

3. For database Type, select Redis Stack.

4. Select the Activate database button:

   {{<image filename="images/rc/button-database-activate.png" alt="Use the Activate database button to create and activate your database." width="150px">}}

Connect to the database

After creating the database, you can view its Configuration settings. You will need the following information to connect to your new database:

• Public endpoint: The host address of the database
• Redis password/Default user password: The password used to authenticate with the database

With this information, you can connect to your database with the [redis-cli]({{< relref "/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/redis-cli" >}}) command-line tool, an application, or Redis Insight.

Try Redis Open Source features

To try out Redis Open Source features, follow the examples provided by the corresponding guides:

• [Redis Search quick start]({{< relref "/develop/get-started/document-database" >}})
• [JSON quick start]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/json/" >}}#use-redisjson)
• [Time series quick start]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/timeseries" >}})
• [Probabilistic data structures quick start]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/probabilistic/" >}})