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Redis

Hostim.dev provides managed Redis instances that you can add to any project. Redis is an in-memory data store, commonly used for caching, pub/sub systems, and fast key-value storage.

Free tier​

Redis includes a free plan with a small amount of RAM, ideal for experimenting or lightweight workloads.

When to use Redis​

Use Redis when you need:

  • Fast caching for APIs or web content
  • Session storage for web apps
  • Queues or pub/sub message systems

Redis is not meant for storing large datasets or acting as a permanent database.

How to add Redis​

  1. Open your project in the dashboard
  2. Click Create Service -> New Redis
  3. Give your Redis a name
  4. Choose a plan (size of the instance)
  5. Click Create Redis

Hostim will provision the Redis instance and provide connection details.

Connection details​

Once created, you'll receive:

  • Hostname
  • Port

Apps inside the same project can connect using the internal hostname. Redis is not password protected, but it is isolated per project.

Environment variables​

Just like MySQL and PostgreSQL services, each Redis instance exposes environment variables based on its name. If you create a Redis store named cache, you can reference CACHE_REDIS_HOST, CACHE_REDIS_DB and CACHE_REDIS_PORT in your app configuration using the $(VAR_NAME) syntax.

Managing Redis​

You can:

  • Scale Redis instance size up or down
  • Remove the Redis instance when no longer needed

Accessing Redis via SSH​

If you want to inspect keys or interact with Redis using redis-cli, you can SSH into the Bastion container for secure internal access.

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More features like external access, metrics, logs may be added in future versions.