# Valkey How-Tos

Generated on 18 Mar 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.

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[How to Connect to Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/connect/index.html.md): Connect to Valkey database clusters from the command line or other applications.

[How to Secure Valkey Managed Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/secure/index.html.md): Add additional security to a Valkey database cluster by restricting incoming connections.

[How to Migrate Valkey Databases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/migrate/index.html.md): Migrate an existing Valkey database internally or from another provider to DigitalOcean.

[How to Schedule Automatic Software Updates for Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/schedule-updates/index.html.md): Customize the maintenance window for automatic software updates to your database cluster.

[How to Choose Eviction Policies on Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/choose-eviction-policies/index.html.md): Choose and set eviction policies for your Valkey database clusters

[How to Tag Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/tag/index.html.md): Organize Valkey databases clusters with tags to group and filter databases or create monitoring alert policies for multiple databases at once.

[How to Monitor Valkey Database Cluster Performance](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/monitor-clusters/index.html.md): Access and understand performance metrics for nodes in a database cluster.

[How to Add Standby Nodes to Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/add-standby-nodes/index.html.md): Add standby nodes to new or existing Valkey database clusters for high availability.

[How to Set Up Valkey Cluster Monitoring Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/set-up-alerts/index.html.md): Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.

[How to Relocate Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/relocate/index.html.md): Change a cluster’s regional datacenter.

[How to Resize Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/resize/index.html.md): Increase the size of your database cluster to accommodate your data needs.

[How to Destroy Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/destroy/index.html.md): Destroy a database cluster to permanently and irreversibly destroy the cluster, its contents, and its automated backups.

[How to Monitor Valkey Database Performance](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/monitor-databases/index.html.md): Access and interpret Valkey database performance metrics.

[How to Forward Logs from a Valkey Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/forward-logs/index.html.md): Forward database logs to OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Rsyslog.

[How to Reconfigure Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/reconfigure/index.html.md): Edit your database engine’s configuration and parameters via the CLI or API.

[How to Create Valkey Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/create/index.html.md): Create a Valkey database cluster from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.