Get started with Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey
Database Blog
This article provides an overview of Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey, a new fully managed caching service that supports the open-source Valkey engine. It covers the benefits of using ElastiCache for Valkey and walks through getting started with creating a Serverless Valkey cache, connecting to it from an EC2 instance, and performing basic operations.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Overview of ElastiCache for Valkey
- Benefits like lower pricing, operational excellence, performance, API compatibility, zero-downtime migration from Redis OSS, and continuous innovation
- Steps to create a Serverless Valkey cache, set up an EC2 instance, download valkey-cli, and connect to the cache
- Example of basic read/write operations on the Valkey cache
- How to upgrade from ElastiCache for Redis OSS to ElastiCache for Valkey with zero downtime
- Conclusion highlighting AWS's commitment to robust open-source database solutions
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