# Valkey Quickstart

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.

## Create Valkey Database Clusters

1. From the **Create** menu in the top right of the [control panel](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/databases), click **Databases**.
2. Select Valkey 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](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/databases).
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](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/databases).
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](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/databases).
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](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/databases).
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**.