Caching Quickstart

Redis is an open source, key-value database built with an in-memory design that emphasizes speed. It has support for rich data types, atomic operations, and Lua scripting.

Create Caching Database Clusters

1. From the Create menu in the top right of the control panel, click Databases.
2. Select Caching as the database engine.
3. Choose the cluster configuration and datacenter, and give the cluster a unique name.
   Tip

   For the best performance, create your database cluster in the same region as your Droplets.
4. Click Create a Database Cluster.

Change Size or Number of Cluster Nodes

1. Select your database cluster from the Databases page.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click Edit in the Cluster configuration section.
4. Select the node size and number of optional standby nodes.
5. Click Save.

Relocate Database Clusters

1. Select your database cluster from the Databases page.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click Edit in the Cluster datacenter section.
4. Select the region and datacenter to which you want to relocate your cluster.
5. Click Save.

Edit the Eviction Policy

1. Select your database cluster from the Databases page.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click Edit in the Eviction Policy section.
4. Select the eviction policy you wish to use for this cluster.
5. Click Save.

Delete Database Clusters

1. Select your database cluster from the Databases page.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click Destroy in the Destroy this database cluster section.
4. Enter the name of the database cluster.
5. Click Destroy.