Valkey Quickstart
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Getting Started with Valkey
Validated on 24 Apr 2025 • Last edited on 13 Jan 2026
Valkey is a high-performance, open-source database that stores key-value data in memory, and is designed for caching, message queues, and primary database use. Fully compatible with Redis, Valkey serves as a drop-in replacement.