# Valkey – DigitalOcean Documentation

> 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 with Valkey

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

- [Valkey Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.

## Valkey How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

- [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.

## Valkey Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Valkey.

- [Best Practices](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/concepts/best-practices/index.html.md): Recommended practices to implement when setting up and running your MySQL clusters.
- [Shared Responsibility Model](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/concepts/responsibility-model/index.html.md): Description of DigitalOcean's responsibilities as a managed database provider.
- [Migration Strategies](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/concepts/migration-strategies/index.html.md): Tips on how to transition to your new database upon migration.

## Valkey Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

- [Valkey Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/features/index.html.md): A summary of cluster features and Valkey-specific features, like database metrics and eviction policies.
- [Valkey Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/pricing/index.html.md): Pricing for Valkey database cluster plans, both single node and high availability.
- [Valkey Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for Valkey.
- [Valkey Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for Valkey.
- [Types of Cluster Notifications](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/notifications/index.html.md): Common alerts you might receive about your database cluster's performance.
- [Memory Usage for Valkey Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/memory-usage/index.html.md): Valkey database clusters reserve some memory for overhead to handle cluster operations, like backups and replication. Optimize Valkey memory usage with cluster-level settings, like eviction policies, and application-level settings, like minimizing writes.