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title: Monitor Valkey Clusters
description: Monitor performance, set up alerts, and forward logs.
product: Databases
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/how-to/monitor/
last_updated: "2026-07-31"
---

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# Monitor Valkey Clusters

Generated on 1 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.

[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 and cluster performance metrics.

[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 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.