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Redis Cloud Essentials is cost-efficient and designed for low-throughput scenarios. You can quickly scale up your Essentials database as your application grows.

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  1. Select the type of [subscription]({{< relref "/operate/rc/subscriptions" >}}) you need. For this guide, select Essentials.

    {{<image filename="images/rc/create-database-subscription-essentials.png" alt="The Subscription selection panel with Essentials selected.">}}

    {{< note >}} This guide shows how to create a paid Essentials database.

  • If you want to create a free Essentials database, see [Create a free database]({{< relref "/operate/rc/rc-quickstart" >}}). You can only have one free database per account.

  • If you'd rather create a Redis Flex database on Redis Cloud Essentials, see [Create a Redis Flex database]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/create-database/create-flex-database" >}})

  • If you'd rather create a Pro database, see [Create a Pro database with a new subscription]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/create-database/create-pro-database-new" >}}).

  • If you already have a Pro subscription and want to add a database to it, see [Create a Pro database in an existing subscription]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/create-database/create-pro-database-existing" >}}). {{< /note >}}

    After you select Essentials, the rest of the database details will appear.

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  1. Redis will generate a database name for you. If you want to change it, you can do so in the Name field.

  2. Choose a Cloud vendor for your database from the list. You can choose between Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure for the Cloud Vendor.

    {{<image filename="images/rc/create-database-essentials-cloud-vendor-list.png" alt="The list of available cloud vendors.">}}

  3. Choose a Region from the list. See [Supported regions]({{< relref "/operate/rc/supported-regions" >}}) for a list of supported regions by cloud vendor.

  4. Choose your High availability (replication) settings.

    Redis Cloud supports the following high availability settings:

    • None: You will have a single copy of your database without replication.
    • Single-Zone: Your database will have a primary and a replica located in the same cloud zone. If anything happens to the primary, the replica takes over and becomes the new primary.
    • Multi-Zone: The primary and its replicas are stored in different zones. This means that your database can remain online even if an entire zone becomes unavailable.

    See [High availability]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/configuration/high-availability" >}}) for more information about these settings.

  5. Choose your Data persistence settings from the list.

    Redis Cloud supports the following Data persistence options:

    • An Append-Only File maintains a record (sometimes called a redo log or journal) of write operations. This allows the data to be restored by using the record to reconstruct the database up to the point of failure. For Essentials databases, Redis updates the Append-Only file every second.

    • A Snapshot is a copy of the in-memory database, taken at periodic intervals (one, six, or twelve hours). You can restore data to the snapshot's point in time.

    See [Data persistence]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/configuration/data-persistence" >}}) for more information about these settings.

  6. Select the Database version you want to use.

  7. The Type of database controls the protocol and advanced capabilities. Leave this as Redis unless you have a legacy application that uses Memcached.

  8. Select your desired memory limit.

    {{<image filename="images/rc/subscription-new-fixed-tiers.png" alt="Available Essentials plans." >}}

    For a comparison of available plans, see [Redis Cloud Essentials plans]({{< relref "/operate/rc/subscriptions/view-essentials-subscription/essentials-plan-details" >}}).

  9. Enter your payment details.

    If you haven't previously entered a payment method, use the Add Credit Card button to add one.

    {{<image filename="images/rc/icon-add.png" width="30px" alt="The Add credit card icon." >}}

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  10. Select Confirm & pay to create your database.

{{<image filename="images/rc/button-create-db-confirm-pay.png" width="140px" alt="Select Confirm & Pay to create your new database." >}}

When you create your database, there's a brief pause while your request is processed and then the Database details page appears.

You can now [connect to your database]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/connect" >}}) and start working with Redis.