How to Create Valkey Clusters
Create a Valkey database cluster from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
Valkey How-Tos
Generated on 9 Aug 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.
Getting Started
How to Connect to Valkey Database Clusters
Connect to Valkey database clusters from the command line or other applications.
How to Secure Valkey Managed Database Clusters
Add additional security to a Valkey database cluster by restricting incoming connections.
How to Migrate Valkey Databases
Migrate an existing Valkey database internally or from another provider to DigitalOcean.
How to Choose Eviction Policies on Valkey Database Clusters
Choose and set eviction policies for your Valkey database clusters
Monitor
How to Monitor Valkey Database Performance
Access and interpret Valkey database and cluster performance metrics.
How to Set Up Valkey Cluster Monitoring Alerts
Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.
How to Forward Logs from a Valkey Cluster
Forward database logs to OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Rsyslog.
Scale Cluster
How to Resize Valkey Database Clusters
Change the size of your database cluster to accommodate your data needs.
How to Add Standby Nodes to Valkey Database Clusters
Add standby nodes to new or existing Valkey database clusters for high availability.
Manage Cluster
How to Schedule Automatic Software Updates for Valkey Database Clusters
Customize the maintenance window for automatic software updates to your database cluster.
How to Tag Valkey Database Clusters
Organize Valkey databases clusters with tags to group and filter databases or create monitoring alert policies for multiple databases at once.
How to Relocate Database Clusters
Change a cluster’s regional datacenter.
How to Configure Custom CNAME Records for Valkey Clusters
Assign custom domain names to Valkey database clusters using the DigitalOcean API.
How to Fork a Valkey Database Cluster
Fork a Valkey database cluster to create a new cluster from an existing cluster’s latest transaction.
How to Reconfigure Valkey Database Clusters
Edit your database engine’s configuration and parameters via the CLI or API.
How to Destroy Valkey Database Clusters
Destroy a database cluster to permanently and irreversibly destroy the cluster, its contents, and its automated backups.